Private Jacob Kovco, who died in a U.S. military hospital in Baghdad last week, was due to be buried at his home near the southern city of Melbourne.
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RFE/RL Iraq Report
RFE/RL Iraq Report
The casket supposedly containing the body of Private Jacob Kovco is sent on its journey from Baghdad to Australia (epa) April 27, 2006 -- Australia's Defense Ministry today said that the relatives of a soldier killed in Iraq were "distressed" to learn that the casket supposedly containing his remains contained another body.
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