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WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - As a member of the Marine Corps Color Guard, Lance Cpl. Lawrence Philippon carried the flag at the funeral for President Reagan.
But his heart was in Iraq, where he was killed Sunday by small arms fire. His father said his son had asked to be assigned to the front lines.
"He'd been begging them for a while. Even though he enjoyed the color guard, he really wanted to be in Iraq. That is where it is all happening," Ray Philippon said.
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