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Ex-W. Babylon man dies; cancer linked to Iraq

Undated photo of Bill McKenna who died earlier

Photo credit: Handout | Undated photo of Bill McKenna who died earlier this week.

After seeing New York City's devastation from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Bill McKenna was determined "to go and fight for the country," his wife said Friday.

The former West Babylon man, who was born on the Fourth of July and had proudly worn his Boy Scouts uniform as a child, went to the Army recruiting office on Sunrise Boulevard and joined the military in 2002, leaving for Iraq a year...

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