PA National Guardsman killed in Afghanistan laid to rest
A National Guardsman from Pennsylvania was laid to rest on Saturday after he was killed near Bagram, Afghanistan.
According to The Mercury, Sgt. Ed Koehler was killed when a roadside bomb exploded as he was transporting supplies.
Pottstown Police dispatcher Michele Labant, was also injured in the explosion. Labant is also a member of the National Guard.
Koehler served in the Marine Corps from 1982 to 1988 before enlisting with the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1997.
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