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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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