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I have been sickened this evening by learning via the television 11 o'clock news, that the grandson of a dear friend has been murderd in Iraq. Scott Helvenston, from Florida was one of the four men in the despicable attack. And yes his body was hung over the Eurphrates River. A 12 year Navy Seal veteran and a wonderful person. Watched this boy grow into a man and it has just about sucker punched me.

<p>He helped prepare actress Demi Moore for her role as the first woman to join the Navy SEALs in "G.I. Jane," and appeared on two reality series: "Man vs. Beast" and "Combat Missions."</p> <p>But after years out of the service, friends said they weren't surprised to learn the former SEAL had left the comfort of his life in California behind him and headed for Iraq.</p>

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio - Three of the four civilians killed and barbarically mutilated in Iraq were identified yesterday as Army veterans and a former Navy Seal. Family members and a spokesperson said Thursday that Jerko (Jerry) Zovko, 32, Michael Teague, 38, and Scott Helvenston, 38, died with another civilian Wednesday after they were hit by rocket-propelled grenades in a rebel ambush. The victims worked for Blackwater Security Consulting, a subsidiary of Blackwater USA based in North Carolina. Zovko's mother said she and her husband had suspected the worst, and their fears were confirmed yesterday when the president of Blackwater USA knocked...