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Former LI man killed in Afghanistan

A former Long Islander who retired as an NYPD sergeant was killed in Afghanistan, where he worked as a civilian contractor for NATO, the organization's military command said.

Kevin O'Rourke, 52, died Saturday under confusing circumstances during a patrol in the eastern province of Wardak. NATO and its Afghan allies are investigating whether the firefight, which also killed a NATO soldier,...

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