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FINAL FAREWELL--Chief Petty Officer Michael Douglas salutes the casket that holds his nephew, Lance Cpl. Anthony Melia, as military ceremonies near completion at Pierce Bros. Valley Oaks Memorial Park. Melia is the first Thousand Oaks casualty of the war in Iraq. Commemorative dog tags (below) were distributed. See more photographs in Community section. BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers
FINAL FAREWELL--Chief Petty Officer Michael Douglas salutes the casket that holds his nephew, Lance Cpl. Anthony Melia, as military ceremonies near completion at Pierce Bros. Valley Oaks Memorial Park. Melia is the first Thousand Oaks casualty of the war in Iraq. Commemorative dog tags (below) were distributed. See more photographs in Community section. BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers
