Funeral set for Minn. native killed in Afghanistan
The funeral is set for a west-central Minnesota native killed in Afghanistan.
Services for 22-year-old Army Pfc. Ryane Clark of New London will be at 2 p.m. Oct. 17 at the New London-Spicer High School gymnasium.
The West Central Tribune of Willmar reports visitation will be held the day before, from 3 to 8 p.m., also at the high school
The Department of Defense says Clark died Monday of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
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Clark was based at Fort Bragg, N.C., and had been in Afghanistan since last December. The 2007 New London-Spicer High School graduate was to be remembered Friday night when the Wildcats play Milaca in football.
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Information from: West Central Tribune
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