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Funeral Tuesday for Neb. soldier who died overseas

 

Fort McPherson National Cemetery

MAYWOOD, Neb. (AP) – A Nebraska Army National Guard sergeant who died in Afghanistan will be laid to rest this week.  A funeral service for 28-year-old Omar Jones, of Maywood, is scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell.  The guard says Maxwell died of a noncombat injury last Monday at a base in Balkh Province. His death is under investigation by military officials.  Jones was an electrician assigned to the 623rd Engineer Company in Wahoo.  The guard says Jones was born in Jackson, Miss., and enlisted in the Army in 2001. After his active tour duty, he joined the Nebraska National Guard in 2005.  Jones is survived by his wife, Ava, and two children.

 

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