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Honoring A Fallen Soldier

91 views · Published 29 August 2013 · 2:16 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: WLOS News 13 · 2013 · News & Politics

A Haywood County town comes together to bid farewell to a mountain soldier.
37-year-old Lt. Colonel Shane Willis was hit by a train as he bicycled near where was stationed in Stuttgart, Germany.
He was honored with full military honors in Canton Tuesday. Willis was in the Army for 17-years. He started as an army reserve rifleman assigned to Asheville, then made his way to Germany and up to the rank of Lt. Colonel.
Willis was known to friends and colleagues as a solid soldier and a calming force. He leaves behind a wife and two young children.
By Frank Kracher
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