Posted on 01/20/2008 7:43:12 AM PST by mpackard
GAUTIER -- Hundreds of people gathered at First Baptist of Gautier Saturday to pay final respects to Maj. Michael Green.
Green, 36, was killed Jan. 7 in a roadside explosion in Afghanistan where he was training militia recruits how to detect and disarm bombs.
The Revs. Hunter Isaacs and James LeBatard officiated at an hour-long funeral service.
"He was a bright, young man who never met a stranger," LeBatard said, describing Green to about 400 people at the funeral service. Green's twin sister, Michelle, is married to LeBatard's nephew, Johnson Paul.
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