Friends say soldier was determined to serve his country

RANTOUL – From grade school on, Army Sgt. Christopher Rudzinski was ready to serve, say those who knew him in Rantoul.

Sgt. Rudzinski, 28, died Friday from injuries sustained when a bomb detonated near his vehicle near Kandahar, Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense. He had been assigned to a military police brigade based in Fort Stewart, Ga.

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