As noted Saturday in The Turner Report Spec. Donald Young, 19, Helena, Montana, son of Cheryl Young, Joplin, was killed Wednesday when his vehicle hit an explosive device.
An article in the Saturday Helena Independent Record indicates details for the ceremony are being worked out:
"We're going to meet next Tuesday to make the final preparations," said Prendergast. "I was hoping we'd have a break between Memorial Day and Veterans Day, but it wasn't meant to be."
Calling the state's veterans the "chosen few," Gene Prendergast, retired adjutant general of the Montana National Guard, expressed his sadness over seeing another young soldier fall in the line of duty.
Young is the fifth Helena soldier killed in Iraq or Afghanistan, and the 20th in Montana.
"It's very difficult," Prendergast said. "They're serving their country. They're giving up their life to defend the people of the U.S. There's always the sadness and recognition of what this young man did for this country."
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