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MAXWELL, Neb. - In silence and ceremony that spoke louder than words, Marine Capt. Travis Allen Ford came home to Nebraska. Step by step Wednesday afternoon, Marines in blue dress uniforms executed precise drill movements, in unison and in silence, while carrying Ford's flag-draped casket to the committal shelter at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell. Deon Ford, wife of Marine Capt. Travis Ford, is escorted from her husband's burial Wednesday at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell, Neb. In tow is daughter Ashley. Seven Marines fired three volleys each - a 21-gun salute - which echoed in the nearby...

Names of the four US Marines who died in yesterday's helicopter crash: Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, of Waterville, Maine Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, of Bloomington, Ill. Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, of Houston, Texas Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Watersbey, 29, of Baltimore, Md. The Pentagon has just released the names of two more US Marines who were killed in Iraq. I'll post as soon as I find that.

Sun Apr 6, 8:59 PM ET A statement released by the family of United States Marine Corp Captain Travis Ford, provided by the Ford family on Sunday, April 6, 2003 in Oceanside, California.Captain Ford, 30, was killed recently during the war in Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Todd Warshaw)