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Updated: 9:26 AM May 1, 2007
Bel Aire Soldier Killed In Iraq
Over the weekend, Bel Aire lost one of their own in the war in Iraq when 21-year-old Alex Funcheon was killed by an IED. The former Heights high school graduate died when the humvee he was riding in...
Posted: 7:47 PM Apr 30, 2007Email Address: deb.farris@kake.com |
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4-30-07 - 21-year-old Sgt. Alex Funcheon died in Baghdad over the weekend when the humvee he was riding in hit a roadside bomb. All three soldiers in the vehicle died.
Photos of the soldier and his family can be seen below.
Alex went to Heights high school and joined the military right after high school. His parents describe him as fun and happy-go-lucky, but serious about his position in the army.
He is survived by his parents of Bel Aire and his 18-year-old sister. The funeral will take place sometime in the next week to ten days.
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