Michael Gabel, shown here as an Army sergeant, served four combat tours — three in Afghanistan and one in Iraq — before he was killed Wednesday by a roadside bomb.
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John Gabel, at his home in Baton Rouge on Monday, talks about his son, Army Staff Sgt. Michael Gabel, who was killed while on duty in Afghanistan last week.
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Army Staff Sgt. Michael Gabel sent this photo, taken right before Thanksgiving, to his mother. The photo was taken in Afghanistan's Paktika Province.