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Robert Wise: Haunting
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Students admit they think Wise is a little crazy. "Especially when he has coffee," said Marisa Dix, 11, a sixth-grade student at Mokelumne Hill Elementary School. Yet students praise Wise for his teaching skill.
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Wise was killed on November 12, 2003, when a bomb exploded near the Humvee he was riding in with two other soldiers in Baghdad. Wise, a gunner, died from head trauma caused by the blast. Private First Class Trueman Muhrer-Irwin... of Tallahassee and the assistant gunner, was injured when shrapnel blew through his left foot. Specialist Matt Moss, who is from Panama City and was the driver, suffered minor injuries.
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Wise was on a mounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq when an improvised explosive device exploded. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, 53rd Infantry Brigade, Florida National Guard, Tallahassee, Florida. Died on November 12, 2003.
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"He was ready to go then," Robert Wise told the Democrat. "I remember the phone call when he actually was being sent overseas, [asking,] 'Son are you sure you want to go?' He said, 'Dad, I would rather face them there than here.' "
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