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  • Funeral for Fallen Hoosier Soldier Brought Some Unwanted Guests

    08/29/2005 8:48:50 PM PDT · by sam_whiskey · 62 replies · 1,609+ views
    WISH-TV-Indianapolis ^ | August 28, 2005 | WISH-TV
    Emotions ran high for an army soldier's funeral in Martinsville Sunday. Sgt. Jeremy Doyle's sacrifice, brought many out to honor him but also sparked a standoff on a city street. People arriving to say goodbye to a hometown hero, met an altogether different scene in Martinsville. Demonstrators dragging American flags on the ground and holding signs opposing U. S. troops. "The thing that got us here is that Sgt. Doyle died for us to give us our freedom and then you have people like this to come and it's ridiculous. It's absurd," one funeral attendee told News 8. Tension grew...