
SALISBURY, Md. — As family and friends of a fallen soldier escorted his casket to a nearby hearse Monday, more than 60 men and women gathered on the grounds of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church to wave American flags and pay their respects.
Army Spc. Eric T. Caldwell of Salisbury died earlier this month after his unit was fired on by enemy forces. The 22-year-old had been stationed near Baghdad and was one week away from returning home, officials said.
“He died doing what he believed in,” his father, Brian A. Caldwell of Pennsylvania, said earlier this month.
Hearing that protesters could possibly disrupt the funeral...