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IMAGE GALLERY: Cook Laid to Rest in Mass.

Army Specialist from Salem remembered fondly by colleagues, family and friends.

Army Spec. Michael B. Cook, Jr., killed in Iraq on June 6, was laid to rest Monday. His funeral service was held in West Springfield, Mass., while the burial service was held at the Massachusetts State Veterans Cemetery in nearby Agawam. Cook is a 2003 graduate of Salem High School.


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