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AURORA — The body of a Bennett High School graduate killed last week in Afghanistan returned to Colorado on Wednesday.
A small plane carrying the body of Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher “Steele” Meis in a flag-covered casket landed at Buckley Air Force Base in front of his mom and his dad. His mother bent to kiss his coffin.
One by one, the various civilians and members of the military who call Buckley Air Force Base home wandered out of their offices and onto the streets of the base.
By the time the exodus was complete, there were close to 1,000 people paying their respects.
“This is one way we can say thank you,” said Col. Trent Pickering, 460th Space Wing vice commander.
