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Sgt. Aaron Hale

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Soldier Aaron Hale Returning Home to Celebrate Life After Bomb Blast

This is the first time Hale has been home to Bath Township since the injury last December.

On Dec. 8, 2011, Bath Township native and Revere High graduate Aaron Hale was injured in a bomb explosion while on tour in Afghanistan. On Dec. 7, he will come home for the first time since then to celebrate life, community support and family. "This is a celebration of Aaron's life and his achievements and sacrifices," said Sonny Bare, Hale's best friend from high school. "He has had multiple reconstructive surgeries and he was blinded from the injuries." The event starts at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 in the Revere High School gym. Hale and his family will be there to greet the community. "The community has really pulled together and supported him in a multitude of ways," Bare said. "His wife (Kelly) wanted the community to be a part of his …

Sammi Mason

10:41 am on Saturday, December 8, 2012

guess what i will be there. yay can't wait.   more ›

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Bath Native Aaron Hale Recovering From Bomb Blast

U.S. Army sergeant was severely injured in Dec. 8 explosion in Afghanistan.

Note: This article was updated on Jan. 15. Bath Township native Aaron Hale still has the quick sense of humor and beautiful smile he always has been known for. Those attributes, says his sister Paige Hale, remain evident even as the U.S. Army staff sergeant deals with severe injuries he sustained in a Dec. 8 bomb explosion in Afghanistan. Paige Hale has been serving as the family’s public spokeswoman on the For Aaron Hale Facebook page since the blast peppered her brother’s body with shrapnel, broke every bone in his face, fractured his skull, tore his eardrums and caused permanent blindness. “Aaron is super tough – the strongest person I know. He can get through anything and just laugh it off and he’s always been like that,” Paige Hale …

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