Funeral set for Minn. soldier
(AP) - A funeral is set Friday for a southern Minnesota soldier killed in Iraq last week.
Twenty-year-old Spc. Emilio Campo Jr. will be laid to rest in his hometown of Madelia.
Campo was a 20-year-old medic who joined the U.S. Army to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor. He was one of five soldiers who died June 6 in a rocket attack.
His funeral is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at St. Mary's Church in Madelia. Visitation will be held Thursday from 4-8 p.m. at St. Mary's School in Madelia.
Burial will take place at Calvary Cemetery in Madelia following the funeral.
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