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Jul 23, 2009 7:58 am US/Central

Patriot Guard To Escort Soldier's Body To Olivia

OLIVIA, Minn. (AP) ― Family, Patriot Guard riders and fellow soldiers will escort the body of a Minnesota National Guardsman back home to Olivia today.

Twenty-year-old Spc. James Wertish was among three Minnesota soldiers killed last week in an insurgent attack in Iraq.

Wertish was from rural Olivia, in west-central Minnesota. His funeral will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bird Island, with burial in the Olivia cemetery.

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Spc. Jacob Benson, 22, of Willmar is recovering from injuries suffered in that same insurgent attack near Basra in southern Iraq. On Sunday, the Stillwater-based 34th Military Police Company, 34th "Red Bull" Infantry Division confirmed Benson was in stable condition.

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