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Medford soldier's body returns to LI
Quick ReadKeith Bishop, a Green Beret, died Oct. 26 from wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed after takeoff in Afghanistan.
Photo credit: Taylor Brickser | Keith Bishop, a Green Beret from Medford, was among the 10 Americans killed Oct. 26, 2009, when their helicopter crashed in western Afghanistan after a firefight with Taliban fighters.
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Julie Quappe had never met Staff Sgt. Keith Bishop, who died in Afghanistan last week.
But as Bishop's body arrived at the National Guard base at MacArthur Airport Thursday morning, Quappe and dozens of her co-workers at GE Aviation lined the street in front of their building, a few blocks from the airport, to watch the soldier's procession go by.
"He gave his life for our country,"...
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