PUBLISHED: Sunday, June 29, 2008 Local Afghanistan casaulty laid to rest
Ross Toles III (1971-2008)
Photos by PHIL FOLEY
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Photo by PHIL FOLEY
Scores of Patriot Guard members lined up outside Lapeer's St. Paul's Lutheran Church Thursday to honor Navy Reservist Petty Officer Ross L. Toles III. The 37-year-old father of three was killed during a rocket attack in Afghanistan earlier this month.
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Funeral and burial services for Petty Officer 1st Class Ross "Bud" Toles III of North Branch were conducted Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lapeer and Stiles Cemetery. Toles, 37, a Navy Reservist, was killed June 18 by an enemy rocket attack in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Gov. Jennifer Granholm ordered U.S. flags lowered to half-staff Thursday across Michigan in honor of Toles.
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Photo by PHIL FOLEY
The hearse bearing Petty Officer Ross L. Toles III leaves St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lapeer Thursday for Stiles Cemetery in Mayfield Township. The North Branch sailor leaves behind a widow and three sons.
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He was assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Sharana. He is survived by his wife April and their sons Shawn (14), Jake (10), and Ryan (5). The Patriot Guard (above), a nationwide organization that provides honor guards for military funerals, were on hand.
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