CBSNEWS — Seven U.S. service members have been killed in Afghanistan this year, fighting America’s longest war. The deadliest attack came this month, when a Taliban bomb killed Marine reservists Benjamin Hines, Christopher Slutman and Robert Hendriks.
When Christopher Slutman was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, he was three weeks away from going home.
READ MORE: Sinkhole Closes Part Of Baltimore's North Avenue Until Further Notice“Everyone wanted him home. Everyone missed him,” said Kevin McGookin, a fellow firefighter a Marine, who was one of Slutman’s best friends.
READ MORE: Maryland Weather: Storm Threat Triggers Alert DayThis week, people lined overpasses and highways in three states to watch Slutman’s casket ride back from Dover Air Force Base.
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