37, of Dania Beach, Fla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy; died July 23 in Sarobi District, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Travon T. Johnson, Pfc. Adam J. Davis and Pfc. Jessy S. Rogers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dania Beach soldier remembered as being \u2018too good to be true\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Associated Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MIAMI \u2014 A Dania Beach paratrooper killed in Afghanistan earlier this week was described by relatives as always looking out for others \u2014 whether his siblings or soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Army 1st Sgt. Michael S. Curry Jr., 37, was among four members of the Vicenza, Italy-based 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, who died July 23 after a bomb exploded near their vehicle in Sarobi, a town east of Kabul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe was so wonderful, like something that is too good to be true,\u201d said Curry\u2019s sister, Niki Martin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Curry would give his two sisters an allowance from the money he earned working at a Winn-Dixie supermarket, after setting most of it aside for savings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was so proud of him,\u201d said Keisha Robinson, his older sister. \u201cIf wrong was going left, he was always going right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The father of two enlisted in the Army immediately after graduating from Hollywood Hills High School in 1987.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Curry was based in Italy for most of his career. He fought in the Gulf War and was part of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, where he served for 14 months. He reported for duty in Afghanistan last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe made it his life,\u201d said his uncle, Volusia County Circuit Judge Hubert Grimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A soldier who served under Curry said he was \u201calways looking out for his men, more so than himself,\u201d Grimes said. \u201cEven though he knew the dangers, he continued to serve and do everything he could.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Curry was the \u201ctrue flag bearer of our extended family from Fort Lauderdale to Atlanta,\u201d Grimes said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Curry is also survived by his wife, Lucia, and their sons, Taylor, 12, and Kevin, 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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