That is so very sad, and yet gives me some hope for the future - that someone so young is willing to sacrifice so much.
As an aside, several serving RAF Police dogs, aged 2, have been killed in action. They were fully qualified, and genuinely serving in the RAF. I am not being obtuse or ignorant (and admit I am a dog person), but they were killed in action as serving RAF members, aged 2. Surely the youngest?