Drum soldiers laid to rest

THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010

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Four Fort Drum pilots that were killed in Iraq in January 2009 were buried together Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

Chief Warrant Officer Philip E. Windorski, Chief Warrant Officer Joshua M. Tillery, Chief Warrant Officer Matthew G. Kelley and Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin H. Todd were on a reconnaissance mission when they were downed by enemy fire about two miles south of Kirkuk. All four pilots were with the 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade.

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The casket carrying the comingled remains of Army Chief Warrant Officer Matthew G. Kelley, Chief Warrant Officer Joshua M. Tillery, Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin H. Todd, and Chief Warrant Officer Phillip E. Windorski is carried by members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard" during funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, March 18, 2010. The four Soldiers died from wounds sustained in Iraq and were assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y., at the time of their deaths on Jan. 26, 2009.