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UD grad killed when helicopter shot down in Iraq

By Ben Sutherly

Staff Writer

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

BEAVERCREEK — A Carroll High School and University of Dayton graduate was among 13 American troops killed in a helicopter crash Saturday in Iraq, the man's sister-in-law said Tuesday.

Col. Paul Kelly, 45, had been scheduled to return home to Stafford, Va., in March following an extended deployment with the Army National Guard, said Peggy Kelly of Beavercreek, who is married to Col. Kelly's brother Patrick.

Kelly is survived by his wife, Maria, and two sons, Paul David, 9, and John Joseph, 5. In addition to Patrick Kelly, his parents, John and Mary Rose Kelly, and a sister, Theresa Kelly, live in Beavercreek.

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-7457 or bsutherly@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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