OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Funeral services are scheduled for a Navy SEAL who grew up in Omaha and was killed during a combat patrol in Afghanistan. Twenty-six-year-old Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb Nelson died on Oct.1. The Department of Defense says his vehicle as hit by an explosive device in Zabul province. His funeral will be on Thursday at 10 a.m. at Christ Community Church in Omaha.
Nelson had been assigned to the Naval Special Warfare Group based in Norfolk, Va., since his graduation from SEAL training in 2006. Nelson is survived by his wife and two sons in Virginia, and his parents, who live in Omaha.