A decorated veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars was killed while acting as a good Samaritan to a stranded motorist.
Col. Gregory Townsend, 46, originally from Alabama, was driving in Virginia when he noticed a driver needed help with a flat tire. He pulled over to change the tire. When he was almost finished, the car fell on top of him.
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