Kerry at another MA funeral for a soldier killed in Afghanistan

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Curtis joined the Army in September 2004 and arrived at Fort Campbell in June 2009. He is survived by his wife, Samantha Curtis, and 8-month-old daughter, Tessa-Marie A. Curtis, both of Knoxville, Tenn.; father, Philip C. Curtis, of Belmont, Mass.; and mother, Pamela Curtis, of Cambridge, Mass.

"The saddest (part is that) his beautiful, 8-month-old daughter will never get to know her father," said a woman speaking at the memorial.

Among those in attendance at Curtis' memorial service was Gov. Deval Patrick, U.S. Rep. Ed Markey and Sen. John Kerry.

"We all yearn for the day we can get those troops home and put this behind us," said Kerry, "but we'll never forget what he did for this country."

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/r/25869852/detail.html

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1. This is absolutely tragic (these deaths are all tragic, of course, but this one strikes a little

closer to home here). Peace to Curtis, who is an alumni of the High School my sons attended to. Get the troops home so that these kids dont die (he was just a few years older than my oldest son is).