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Sunday, June 13

No 'Weekend Warriors' as U.S. Towns Count Guard Dead

On the wall of the municipal building in Brick, New Jersey, there is a small shrine to Christopher Duffy, a member of the New Jersey National Guard killed in Iraq on June 4.

There is a photo of Duffy in battle fatigues and the legend "Gone but not Forgotten" is written on a black border. The 26-year-old left behind a wife and 8-month-old son.

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