This undated handout photo digitally altered at source to remove the background and provided by the family and the Navy shows Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque. The Department of Defense says... more 

This undated handout photo digitally altered at source to remove the background and provided by the family and the Navy shows Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque. The Department of Defense says Checque, 28, of Monroeville, Pa., was killed near Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Dec. 8, while rescuing Dr. Dilip Joseph, an adviser for Morning Star Development who was abducted last week. (AP Photo/Family photo via U.S. Navy) less