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| Honoring a fallen hero

PARKERSBURG The body of Nicholas H. Null will arrive at a time to be determined Friday in Wood County where a memorial service will be held on Sunday for the U.S. Navy chief who died when a helicopter carrying SEALs and other servicemen was shot down Aug. 6 in Afghanistan, a spokesman for the family said Thursday.

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| Attention to detail means everything for EOD

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KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – There are many dangers on today’s battlefield, and improvised explosive devices encountered on missions have statistically proven to be one of the most hazardous. U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Seager of the Fort Knox, Ky. – based 703rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, attached to Task Force Duke, has been an EOD technician for nine years. Defusing IEDs isn’t for the faint of heart, he said, but Seager notes that like many things in life, “it’s all about the details.”

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