Army Reserve soldier killed in Jordan mourned by family and Georgia governor at funeral

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CARROLLTON, Georgia: The flag-draped casket of Staff Sgt. William Jerome Rivers stood at the front of a church Tuesday as Georgia’s governor joined the Army Reserve soldier’s family, uniformed military officers and his pastor from New Jersey who made the trip to say farewell.
More than 100 mourners gathered at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Carrollton west of Atlanta as funerals began for three Georgia reservists killed last month in a drone attack on a US base in Jordan. Two more funeral services will he held this weekend.

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