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Mother-son NJ Guard sergeants heading to Iraq together

TEANECK, N.J. (AP) — A 46-year-old combat medic and a 29-year-old man will be serving together in the same National Guard unit in Iraq. Nothing unusual — except they're mother and son.
Sgt. Carmen Villegas, a 46-year-old combat medic, was transferred two weeks ago to the same Teaneck-based unit as her son, Sgt. Felipe Diaz.
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New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest — dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain. more>>

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