06/14/2008 - Army Sergeant Shane Duffy, who is the 22 year old son of Taunton Firefighter Kevin Duffy, was killed in action while serving in Iraq. Duffy was on the list to be hired on the Taunton Fire Department as soon as his tour of duty was up. The funeral was held at Saint Mary's Church on Broadway. Duffy was one of three soldiers who were killed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died June 4 in Tikrit, Iraq, of wounds suffered in Sharqat, Iraq, when their unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and hand grenades. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

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