Slideshow: Americans killed in Afghanistan helicopter attack
Before he even graduated from Michigan's Petoskey High about 225 miles northwest of Detroit, Heath M. Robinson was the type of guy people could picture becoming a Navy SEAL. "He was hardworking, dedicated and loyal," athletic director Gary Hice told the Detroit Free Press. "And those are all attributes for a Navy SEAL. He was a nice young man." Robinson joined the military after high school, according to the Petoskey News-Review, and his service record shows he served in six Special Warfare Units from 2000 to 2011. Robinson's father declined to comment about his son's death when reached by The Associated Press. Petoskey Principal Jim Kanine said Robinson and his family would be remembered in prayers. "We understand that's the ultimate sacrifice a human being can make," Kanine said.
