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As a member of the Patriot Guard salutes, the flag draped casket of Army Spc. Edward Brooks is taken from the hearse at the House of Wheat Funeral Home on Gettysburg Avenue Wednesday morning.

Brooks was killed in Iraq. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on thursday at Omega Baptist Church, 1821 Emerson Ave. Photo by Jim Witmer

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