Green Berets keep fallen soldier's promise
Her father couldn't keep his promise to attend her graduation, but his fellow Green Berets could
yesterday at 10:30 am
Kelly Humphrey
Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach
EGLIN AFB — Before he deployed to Afghanistan on Feb. 11, Staff Sgt. Mark De Alencar of the Army's 7th Special Forces Group had a talk with his stepdaughter, Octavia Osborne.
The Green Beret asked the 17-year-old, whom he had raised since she was 3, to look after her mother and two younger siblings. There was one more thing, too.
"He told me he'd be back in time for my graduation from Niceville High School," Osborne said with a slight smile. "He promised."
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