FAIRCHILD MOURNS LOSS OF FALLEN SOLDIER
Tuesday, June 28th, 2005 -- 11:28 AM
The entire community of Fairchild is in mourning after learning a hometown soldier was killed in Iraq this weekend. 20-year-old specialist Charles Kaufman was killed after an improvised explosive device exploded near his Humvee on Sunday.Kaufman?s family is preparing for their second funeral after Charles? grandfather ? and namesake ? passed away last week.
Kaufman served in Charlie Company of the First Battalion, 128th Infantry.
Flags have been lowered in Fairchild, a community of about 500 southeast of Eau Claire.
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