Hundreds gather as Marine's body returns home

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My small town has just lost its third teenager inside of a year, this time to the war in Iraq.



A police escort on Main Street in Sag Harbor is part of the procession for Sag Harbor native Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Haerter, who was killed in Iraq earlier this week. Haerter joined the Marines three months after his graduation from Pierson High School and was deployed a month ago to provide security at military checkpoints near the western Iraq city of Ramadi, where the attack occurred. He ultimately planned to return home and become a Sag Harbor police officer, his family said.
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My thoughts and prayers go out to all the families who have had a loved one make the ultimate sacrifice.