On Nov. 13, just two weeks after he arrived in Afghanistan on his first deployment, Baltimore native Spec. Christopher J. Coffland, 43, was killed by a roadside bomb in Wardak province. On Tuesday, he was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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John Kelly's Washington The four beaded necklaces around Carsten Connolly's neck make the Arlington County 10-year-old look like a particularly lucky Mardi Gras reveler. But his necklaces aren't souvenirs from New Orleans. They're what you might call hard-earned battlefield decorations. (John Kelly/the Washington Post)
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