Minute Silence for Sgt McAleese on Saturday

Hereford United will hold a minutes silence prior to Saturday's match against Port Vale in memory of Sgt Paul McAleese who was killed by an explosion in Afghanistan.

Members of Paul’s family will be in attendance as will a number of his colleagues from the 2nd Battalion Rifles. It is expected that during the minutes silence a member of the family will lay a wreath on the centre spot.

There will also be a bucket collection at the stadium on behalf of the Help The Heroes Fund and his young son.

Sgt McAleese leaves a widow, Jo, and a son, Charley, who was born a week before his deployment to Afghanistan.

Paying tribute after his death, Jo said: "Mac, my husband, my best friend, my hero. You were an amazing Daddy to Charley and the best husband I could have ever asked for. We will love you and miss you for ever. We will always be so proud of what you achieved in your life and I am so, so proud to be your wife."

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