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Green Beret Keith Bishop lauded for service to country

At his funeral at a Patchogue church, Staff Sgt. Keith Bishop, an Army Green Beret from Medford killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, was lauded as a dedicated soldier, friend and husband.

"For me, it is a terrible thing," said Matt Catapano, a lifelong friend of Bishop's who grew up next door to him. "But Keith's life was not about terrible. It was about happiness."

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