PRIVATE CHEN DREAMED OF JOINING NYPD AFTER SERVICE
BY DANIEL BEEKMAN, CORKY SIEMASZKO AND RICH SCHAPIRO (NYDN)
Army Pvt. Danny Chen didn’t fit the mold of the classic tough-as-nails American soldier.
He was soft-spoken and slender — more gentle than tough, more awkward than athletic.
Friends described the only child from the lower East Side as quirky and brainy, with an offbeat sense of humor.
But deep within Chen’s unimposing facade was a warrior.
EIGHT SOLDIERS CHARGED IN DEATH OF DANNY CHEN
BY DANIEL BEEKMAN AND CORKY SIEMASZKO (NYDN)
The best friend of Pvt. Danny Chen, the Chinatown soldier who was allegedly hounded by members of his unit before his death in Afghanistan, said Wednesday he doesn’t believe his pal killed himself.
Raymond Dong spoke out as the Army charged eight soldiers in connection with the death of Chen, whose body was found in a guard tower in Kandahar Province Oct. 3.
“I kind of saw this coming,” Dong told he Daily News. “I knew there had to be something because I can’t believe he would commit suicide.”
