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Funeral Saturday for Albany soldier, died in Iraq

The Columbian
Published: May 12, 2011, 12:00am

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Funeral services will be held Saturday in Albany for an Oregon National Guard soldier who died in a non-combat incident in Iraq.

The Oregon Military Department says 25-year-old Andrew Lara of Albany will be buried at Willamette Memorial Cemetery.

Officials haven’t said exactly how he died. It was on a base on April 27 in Babil Province. Lara drove a mine resistant vehicle used to escort convoys. He was serving with F Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion, attached to the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment.

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