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In Memoriam |
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Cpl. Jeffery
Boskovitch
Boskovitch was so tight with his sniper team that when he was offered a promotion that would separate the group, he declined.
"They were a close-knit group," said his uncle, Dan Boskovitch. "He always spoke about their loyalty and how they fought for each other. I know they fought for each other to the very end."
Boskovitch, 25, of Seven Hills, Ohio, died Aug. 1 in small-arms fire outside Haditha. He was stationed at Brook Park. "He had the biggest heart in the world," said his uncle. "He was just a great kid."
Boskovitch had just set an October 2006 wedding date with his fiancee, Shelly Tevis.
"We're going to miss his presence. There is a big hole in our family," said another uncle, Joe Andrich. He said Boskovitch was the "oldest of 42 cousins" who "all looked up to him." Boskovitch, who graduated from high school in 1999, had completed the law enforcement program at Cuyahoga Community College and worked with the Geauga County sheriff.
He had been scheduled to receive a Cleveland Indians jersey autographed by second baseman Ronnie Belliard, having been randomly selected to receive the honor. Instead the jersey will go to his family.