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Lucas Frantz's Funeral

Anti-gay protesters picket near memorial service for Army Corporal Lucas Franz
Anti-gay protesters picket near memorial service for Army Corporal Lucas Franz

By Frank Morris

Tonganoxie, KS – His young wife, parents, siblings, other family members and friends buried Army Corporal Lucas Frantz Thursday afternoon in Tonganoxie, Kansas. A sniper in Iraq killed Franz last week on his 22nd birthday. Corporal Franz's memorial service touched off a dispute between followers of Reverend Fred Phelps and a large group of motorcycle riding veterans. KCUR's Frank Morris reports.

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