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NEW: Afghan security forces hunting down attackers kill insurgents in raids
Coffins of at least four U.S. soldiers due to return home
At least eight U.S. soldiers, two Afghan soldiers killed in attack in Nuristan province
Largest number of U.S. soldiers killed in single attack in more than a year
(CNN) -- The flag-draped coffins of at least four U.S. soldiers killed during a weekend onslaught against a U.S. military outpost in Afghanistan were scheduled to arrive Tuesday at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, the military said.
according to the Air Force mortuary affairs office. The dignified transfer ceremony also might include other fallen service members.The bodies will include
Sgt. Joshua J. Kirk of South Portland, Maine;
Spc. Michael P. Scusa of Villas, New Jersey;
Spc. Christopher T. Griffin of Kincheloe, Michigan; and
Pfc. Kevin C. Thomson of Reno, Nevada
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