Funeral set for Minn. soldier killed at Fort Hood

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Last update: November 10, 2009 - 7:11 PM

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MAPLEWOOD, Minn. - Funeral arrangements are being planned for a Minnesota soldier who was killed at Fort Hood last week.

Pfc. Kham Xiong (kahm shong) of St. Paul was among the 13 people who died in the shooting spree at the Army base in Texas. Another 29 people were wounded.

Yee Vang, a manager at Legacy Funeral Home in St. Paul, says a traditional three-day Hmong funeral for Xiong will begin at 9 a.m. on Sat., Nov. 28, at Legacy's Maplewood chapel. It will run through Monday afternoon, Nov. 30. Xiong will then be buried with military honors at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. The time hasn't been determined.

Xiong was 23 years old, married, with three young children. He had been preparing to deploy to Afghanistan.

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