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Green Beret Keith Bishop lauded for service to country
Quick ReadKeith Bishop, of Medford, was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. His funeral was held Monday in Patchogue.
Photo credit: Ed Betz | Family members look on as Staff Sgt. Keith Bishop's coffin is carried out of the church after his funeral service in Patchogue. (Nov. 9, 2009)
Green Beret Keith Bishop lauded for service to country
Photos: Staff Sgt. Keith Bishop remembered
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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