Soldier's death, Gitmo detainees rattle Palau
China Daily | Updated: 2009-06-17 07:47
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US honor guards carry the coffin of Sgt. Jasper Obakrairur of Palau during a funeral ceremony at the Palau Capital building in Melekeok, yesterday. Obakrairur is the first Palauan to be killed in Afghanistan under Operation Enduring Freedom. AP |
NGARDMAU, Palau: The war in Afghanistan hit too close to home for the tiny village of Ngardmau in this remote, close-knit Pacific nation.
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