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Aspiring New Jersey Navy SEAL remembered by coach and friend: 'A leader on and off the field'
Fox News
An aspiring Navy SEAL who died after completing the first phase of "Hell Week" training in Southern California was remembered Tuesday by his former New Jersey high school football coach.
Kyle Mullen's former coach at Manalapan (N.J.) High School, Ed Gurrieri, and Mullen's friend Taylor Aloisio joined "Fox & Friends" to discuss the tragic loss and pay tribute to the hero gone too soon.
"He could have made so much money on Wall Street and as a businessman," Gurrieri told Pete Hegseth. "Instead, he decided to serve his country, and he made the ultimate sacrifice."
The 24-year-old Mullen and another BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition) candidate, became sick shortly after completing the first phase of training last week, with the Navy citing an "unknown illness."