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Those close to him described him as a kind and considerate person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;He used to see homeless guys sitting on the sidewalk, and he says, &#8216;Hold on, I&#8217;m going to go to Burger King,'&#8221; Yali\u2019s mother Daisy said, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/society\/us-navy-veteran-from-new-jersey-dies-in-afghanistan\/5361822\/\">according to ABC-affiliate WABC<\/a>. &#8220;And he went and he bought meals.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yali was friends throughout middle school and high school with Karli Gnhem, the niece of Midland Park Mayor Harry Shortway Jr. Gnhem described Yali as someone who \u201creally cared about everyone and he was very dedicated to anything he put his heart into.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afghanistan is where Yali had always wanted to be stationed, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s what he wanted, he wanted to be over there,\u201d Gnhem said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/2019\/06\/he-always-wanted-to-serve-his-country-nj-man-serving-in-the-navy-killed-in-afghanistan.html\">according to NJ.com<\/a>. \u201cHe always wanted to serve his country. 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