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Funeral scheduled for Maine soldier
Gov. John Baldacci has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff in the town of Palmyra for 19-year-old Private Dustin Robert Fredrick Small. His parents live there.
Small served with the 43rd Special Troops Battalion in Fort Carson, Colo.
A viewing is Monday. The funeral is scheduled for Tuesday.
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