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Fallen Soldier Comes Home

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February 8, 2010
Capt. David J. Thompson, who lived in Pinehurst, was killed in Afghanistan Jan. 29. His body arrived in Fayetteville Feb. 5 and was transported to Boles Funeral Home in Southern Pines. The procession wound its way through Aberdeen and then north on U.S. 1 before taking the Pennsylvania Avenue exit into Southern Pines. Included in the procession were motorcyclists representing the Rolling Patriots (Stras correction, Patriot Guard Riders)organization.