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Canarsie family mourns Army hero son killed in Iraq

A Canarsie family is preparing to bury its military son who spent his entire life serving his country before he was killed in Iraq. The military says 26-year-old Mario Nelson was killed when a rocket

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Oct 5, 2006, 7:33 PM

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