PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - Gov. Deval Patrick is expected to join dozens of relatives, friends, soldiers and well-wishers attending the funeral of a U.S. paratrooper who died while trying to save a comrade in Afghanistan.
Sgt. Benjamin Sherman of Plymouth died after jumping into the river to save a colleague who was also swept away by the current. The two soldiers were trying to retrieve airdropped supplies from a river in western Afghanistan.
The 21-year-old Sherman was promoted posthumously. His body was found about a week later, on Nov. 10.
A Funeral service is set for 11 a.m. on Friday at the Second Church of Plymouth in Manomet.
Burial will follow at the Manomet Cemetery.
Hundreds of mourners paid respects during calling hours at the Richard Davis Funeral Home on Thursday, including members of the veterans' motorcycle group.
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