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  • Host of mourners bears Sgt. Kennon home

    11/15/2003 8:36:23 AM PST · by Maigrey · 22 replies · 279+ views
    The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal ^ | 15 November 2003 | Shirley Downing
    Army Staff Sgt. Morgan D. Kennon of Memphis was given a hero's farewell Friday morning, a week after he was killed in Iraq. "Death reminds us of the sovereignty of God, and the frailty of man," Rev. Arthur Snow, pastor of Greater New Shiloh Baptist Church, said to more than 500 mourners attending services at N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home. Kennon's Bronze Star and Purple Heart were displayed next to his flag-draped coffin. Large sprays of red and white flowers surrounded the casket and the dais where dignitaries sat. photographs by Jim Weber As officers and dignitaries paid...