Township rallies around injured soldier

Township rallies around injured soldier




By CHRIS WILLIAMS
Source Staff Writer



Army Pfc. Alex Knapp was injured when an improvised explosive device detonated under his vehicle in Iraq on March 14.

A Shelby Township native is recovering from serious injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated under his convoy’s vehicle in Iraq last month.
Army Pfc. Alex Knapp was on a mission in a suburb outside of Baghdad on March 14, just two days after his 22nd birthday, when the IED detonated, severely injuring Knapp and two other soldiers.