
MERIDIAN, Miss. — Pfc. Christopher Mabry, a 19-year-old Marine killed April 7 in Iraq, was buried in Lauderdale County.
More than 300 people filled First Baptist Church to pay their respects to the fallen soldier, who was among 13 Marines killed while battling Sunni insurgents west of Baghdad.
Mabry was deployed to Iraq in February, months after becoming a Marine. He signed up to enlist last year during his senior year in high school at Clarkdale Attendance Center.
Mabry’s high school track and football coach, Bubba Hathorn, said the Marine would always strive to be the best.
When he placed second in the 400-meter sprint at a high school track...