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Body of Marine Killed in Nepal Returned to Nebraska

marine-corpsOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The body of a U.S. Marine has arrived in Nebraska after he was killed while delivering relief supplies to Nepal villages devastated by earthquakes.

Capt. Dustin R. Lukasiewicz of Wilcox died last month when the helicopter he was flying crashed in Nepal. Five other Marines and two Nepalese soldiers were also killed.

Lukasiewicz is survived by his wife, Ashley, and daughter, Isabelle. He and his wife are expecting a son later this month.

28-year-old Lukasiewicz’s casket arrived at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield late Monday afternoon. His casket was met by firetrucks from the towns of Elba, St. Paul and Farwell, as well as two units from the Howard County Sheriff’s Office.

The casket then began the 135-mile journey by hearse to St. Paul, where services are to be held on Saturday.

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