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CNN CNN Newsroom May 27, 2013 15:39:00

staff sergeant frankie philips came from a military family and was as tough as they come. a combat medic, frankie was on patrol in afghanistan three weeks ago when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb. he was so humble that his parents never knew how many lives he had saved until soldiers started showing up at his funeral from thousands of miles away and last week, frankly was laid to rest a few rows over from sarah. staff sergeant eric christian was a born leader, a member of the marine corps special operating command. ereck had served five tours of duty, but kept going back because he felt responsible for his teammates and was determined to finish the mission. on may 4th, eric gave his life after escorting a high ranking u.s. official to meet with afghan leaders. later, his family got a letter from a marine who had served two

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