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Remains of 7 service members returned to the US

sfgate.com
Jul. 8, 2009
The remains of seven military service members killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan have been returned to the United States. The bodies of six soldiers and one sailor were returned Wednesday to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The service members are:...
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