Soldier given hero's farewell

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http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c2229999/22774613.html

Friends and family said goodbye Saturday to Sgt. Paul Fisher, a man who dreamed of restoring an Indian motorcycle, a history buff, a soldier who gave his life in Iraq.

Sergeant Fisher, 39, of Marion, died three days after his CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot west of Baghdad on Nov. 2. The flight engineer was one of two Iowans and 14 others who died in the crash.

His grave in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery is not far from a World War I steel-wheeled cannon. His family and friends watched as six pallbearers folded the American flag at his graveside, and seven military men fired a 21-gun salute.

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Fisher's injuries were not originally thought to be life-threatening, but he died in a hospital in Hamburg, Germany.

"When we heard that he had died, we were all shocked," said T.J. Korf, a Navy veteran who was Fisher's superintendent at Esco Electric. "We thought he was in no danger because he was in the National Guard and we thought he'd be flying supplies. I knew he was looking forward to coming back home

[madrchsod]

1. i`ll be posting another

article about the the chinook pilot in a few minutes....

[Dr Fate]

2. I'll bet Bush (AWOL) cant even ride a motorcycle...

...and now this fellow never will again either...

When Bush/media LIED, our troops DIED.

[Eloriel]

3. Somebody should be going thru google or

LExis-Nexis and archiving ALL these hometown reports.

Eloriel

[saigon68]

4. A number of people are

This is going to be used against the Criminals later.