Community invited to honor soldier who died in Lithuania
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — The Battle Creek-area U.S. Army soldier who was killed in Lithuania in March will be buried at Fort Custer National Cemetery on Friday, and the public is invited to line the procession route.
Troy Smith Knutson-Collins' funeral procession will make its way to the national cemetery starting at 9 a.m. at Bailey Park, located at 1350 Capital Ave NE, a said. The procession will travel to the Battle Creek Police Station before ending at Fort Custer National Cemetery.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. The post said lunch will follow at 11 a.m. at American Legion Post 298, located at 228 N 20th St.
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Knutson-Collins was one of four soldiers, part of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, in Lithuania. They and their vehicle were reported missing on March 25. Their bodies and the M88 Hercules vehicle were found during a weeklong search.
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Family said Knutson-Collins went into the Army in 2017 at the age of 20. He was stationed in Fort Stewart, Georgia.
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