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Jeremiah Monroe, age 31, died in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Sept. 17, 2009
Jeremiah Monroe, age 31, died in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Sept. 17, 2009

Soldier's death brings the Afghanistan War home

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An Army soldier from the Adirondack town of Chester was laid to rest over the weekend. Jeremiah Monroe was 31 years old when he was killed by a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

As Brian Mann reports, his death has brought sorrow to his family and his small mountain village.

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Brian Mann
Adirondack Bureau Chief

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