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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 17 > An American flag on the casket, a son of Palau inside

An American flag on the casket, a son of Palau inside

By John M. Glionna / The Bulletin
June 17, 2009

KOROR, Palau — They carried Sgt. Jasper Obakrairur’s body home Tuesday in a casket draped with a U.S. flag for a service held inside a domed government complex modeled on the U.S. Capitol.

Obakrairur wasn’t American, but a 26-year-old native of this Pacific island....

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