The remains of a paratrooper who was killed a week ago in
Afghanistan have been returned to his family in the U.S.
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The family of Staff Sgt. Ian McLaughlin greeted his flag-draped casket at Pope Army Airfield at Fort Bragg on Saturday, The Fayetteville Observer reported.
The 29-year-old from Newport News,
Virginia, was killed Jan. 11 by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan.