
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Marvin Lee Miller traveled the world with the Army: It took him from his native North Carolina to the mountains of South Korea and Germany and the streets of Iraq. His journey ended Wednesday, when he was buried with full military honors.
While Miller’s four children looked on at Roosevelt Memorial Park, an Army general presented his widow, Linnette, with a Purple Heart, Bronze Star and the American flag that had draped his silver casket.
Miller, 38, was a sergeant first class with the Army’s 1st Squadron, 4th U.S. Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division.
He was shot to death April 7 in Balad, Iraq, while on traffic duty. His unit, deployed from...