Memorial Service Held For Fallen Michigan Soldier
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) - A memorial service has been held for a Michigan soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.
The Grand Rapids Press says Monday's service at Holy Spirit Catholic Church was being followed by a military burial.
U.S. Army Cpl. Joseph A. VanDreumel died Aug. 14 after a roadside bomb detonated while he was recovering a vehicle hit by an earlier blast in Paktika province.
The 32-year-old from western Michigan joined the Army in January 2010 and trained at Fort Knox, Ky. He served in Germany from August 2010 through July 2011 and then in Afghanistan.
Dennis VanDreumel says his son believed enlisting "was the right decision." Joseph A. VanDreumel graduated in 1997 from Jenison High School.
Gov. Rick Snyder ordered U.S. flags lowered across the state Monday.
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