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hrmjustin

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Sun Jul 14, 2013, 06:37 PM Jul 2013

Funeral for Brooklyn soldier killed in Afghanistan



Eyewitness News

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Family and friends will gather in Brooklyn Sunday to honor a young soldier killed overseas.

18-year old Private Errol "Elijiah" Milliard was killed in Afghanistan's Farah Province, when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade on the 4th of July.

He grew up in Brooklyn before moving to Birmingham, Alabama to finish his senior year of high school.

A teacher says Elijiah saw the military as an opportunity to develop leadership skills.

Read more at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9172085
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