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Updated: 11:11 a.m. Thursday, March 31, 2005 | Posted: 11:02 a.m. Thursday, March 31, 2005

Full Military Funeral Expected For Springfield Marine

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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio —

A Springfield native, killed in Iraq, will be laid to rest on Thursday with full military honors.

The funeral for 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Kevin Smith is expected to take place at the Fellowship Christian Church in Springfield. Smith is being remembered as a fine young man with an amazing smile.

Family members said Smith grew up in the Northridge community of Springfield. They said he graduated from Kenton Ridge High School in 2003 and joined the U.S. Marine Corps in August of that year.

The Kenton Ridge graduate will be buried at Vale Cemetery.

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