An Air Force major from Plymouth was one of seven service members killed by a suicide bomber Monday in Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense.
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On Monday, almost five years to the day after the repeal was signed into law, the trailblazing officer was killed along with five other Air Force service members in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, NBC News reported. That rule kept brazenly gay people from serving within the USA military.
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Vorderbruggen and 5 other US soldiers were killed after a suicide bomber rammed a motorcycle packed with explosives into a joint NATO-Afghan patrol.
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Vorderbruggen was one of the first openly gay female service members to get married.
Facebook postings on Tuesday by Vorderbruggen’s loved ones mourned her death and sent condolences to her wife Heather and son Jacob.
Alongside Major Vorderbruggen, New York City Detective Joseph Lemm was also killed.
The attack remains under investigation, said U.S. Col. Michael Lawhorn, a spokesman for NATO’s Operation Resolute Support. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Lemm “embodied the selflessness and bravery of the U.S. Armed Forces and the NYPD”.
The couple was raising a young son.
Staff Sgt. Chester J. McBride, 30, of Statesboro, Georgia. He leaves behind a wife and a 3-year-old daughter with a second baby expected this summer. He was assigned to the 105th Security Forces Squadron at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York.
The attack occurred as the group was patrolling a village near Bagram Airfield, the largest USA military facility in Afghanistan.
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With the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, Vorderbruggen served openly for the last five years, most recently in the front lines in Afghanistan.
