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Parents of soldier
Jim and Valerie Kennedy, center, are escorted as they arrive for the burial service at Fort Snelling National Cemetery for their son, Army Spc. Joseph Kennedy Thursday, April 28, 2011 in Minneapolis. Kennedy, from Inver Grove Heights, Minn., was killed while serving in Afghanistan.
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Brother of soldier
Casey Kennedy, 17, holds a flag during the burial service for his brother, Army Spc. Joseph Kennedy, at Fort Snelling National Cemetery Thursday, April 28, 2011 in Minneapolis. Spc. Kennedy, from Inver Grove Heights, Minn., was killed while serving in Afghanistan.
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Parents of soldier
Jim and Valerie Kennedy, center, are escorted as they arrive for the burial service at Fort Snelling National Cemetery for their son, Army Spc. Joseph Kennedy Thursday, April 28, 2011 in Minneapolis. Kennedy, from Inver Grove Heights, Minn., was killed while serving in Afghanistan.
Jim Mone/AP
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Mourners
People hold flags outside of the Church of St. Patrick in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. before the funeral service for Army Spc. Joseph Kennedy on Thursday, April 28, 2011. Kennedy, a native of Inver Grove Heights, was killed in combat in Afghanistan April 15.
AP Photo/Pioneer Press, Jean Pieri