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Queens soldier's parents get visas for funeral

The parents of a Queens soldier who died in Iraq have obtained visas to travel from Thailand to attend the funeral of their son, Army Spc. Chirasak Vidhyarkorn.

Vidhyarkorn's aunt, Saipun Kunatee, said the couple was at a Thai airport Wednesday awaiting the next available flight to New York. Kunatee, of Bayside, said her nephew's funeral would be open to the public, though a date has not...

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