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BATAVIA, Ohio — The remains of a soldier missing since he was captured in Iraq almost four years ago were returned to his home state Saturday. Mourners lined the streets with American flags as police led his casket to a memorial service.
Two top Army leaders and the 70 members of Sgt. Matt Maupin’s unit met privately with his family and then filed past the casket at the Union Township Civic Center in suburban Cincinnati.
“Everyone wanted to see him step off the plane. But Matt came home, and that brings some closure to his family and the 724th,” said Maj. Jeffrey Smith, who served with Maupin in the Illinois-based 724th Transportation Company of the Army Reserve.
The Associated Press
