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Posted: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 12:53 PM HST
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Hawaii-based soldier's funeral set for Friday
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ Army Pfc. Christopher A. McCraw, who died last week in Iraq, will be laid to rest Friday.
The 23-year-old Hawaii-based soldier native was killed Oct. 14 when he came under attack while on a patrol in Baghdad.
Family members said McCraw had a young son and planned to marry the child's mother when he returned from Iraq.
Visitation is set for 5-9 p.m. Thursday at Hathorn Funeral Home in Columbia, Miss. The funeral is planned for 10 a.m. Friday at Woodlawn Pentecostal Church.
Christopher McCraw was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
(Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved)
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