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Sgt. Elwell Honored (VIDEO & PHOTOS)

Northampton's Sergeant First Class Kenneth B. Elwell was honored during a service in Newtown on Sunday.

In addition to this service, Gov. Corbett ordered flags lowered on Aug. 10 at the Capitol Complex and in Bucks County in honor of Elwell.

Elwell, 33, was one of two soldiers killed July 17 by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. Elwell will be buried Aug. 10 at Arlington National Cemetery.

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