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Updated at 3:06 p.m., Monday, December 29, 2008

KANEOHE BAY MARINE BURIED
Kaneohe Bay Marine buried

Advertiser Staff

Marine pall bearers carry the casket of Lance Cpl. Thomas Reilly Jr. to his grave today at A.R. Dyche Memorial Park in London, Ky.

DAVID PERRY | Lexington Herald-Leader

LONDON, Ky. — A Kane'ohe Bay Marine, who died Dec. 21 in Iraq, was buried today here in his hometown.

Lance Cpl. Thomas Reilly Jr., 19, was a graduate of Laurel County High School.

He was killed in a surprise attack in Anbar province, his mother said last week.

Reilly was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, at Kane'ohe Bay.