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Body of Montana soldier arrives home Thursday

BUTTE (AP)

The flag-draped casket of Army Pvt. Daren Smith, who died in Iraq, arrived in Butte on Thursday to dozens of family members and friends who gathered at the city's airport to pay their respects. Smith, 19, died Dec. 13 in Baghdad of non-combat related injuries. He is the 22nd Montanan serving in the military to die in Iraq. The Department of Defense hasn't release any additional details about the death, which is under investigation. Bad weather delayed Smith's flight to Butte for a few hours, and his family was given the option of canceling the flight and receiving the body in Helena...

 

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