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Honorable goodbye for STL native Scott Wirtz

Former Navy Seal, Scott Wirtz, was returned to St. Louis Saturday afternoon. Wirtz was killed in a terrorist attack in Syria on January 16.

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ST. LOUIS — The remains of Scott Wirtz were returned to St. Louis Saturday afternoon. Wirtz was greeted by St. Louis first responders and The Patriot Guard Riders of Missouri at Lambert International Airport. Many De Smet High School families were also in attendance to show their support for Wirtz and his family. Wirtz is a 1995 graduate.

Wirtz was one of four Americans killed in an explosion while conducting a patrol in Syria. He was assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency as Operations Support Specialist.

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The remains of Scott A. Wirtz are carried by military officials to a waiting hearse after arrival to St. Louis-Lambert International Airport in St. Louis on January 26, 2019. Wirtz, a U.S. Department of Defense civilian was killed in a suicide bombing attack in Syria on January 16, 2019. Also killed in the suicide bomber’s attack in Manbij in northern Syria were two U.S. service members, and a private contractor. Atleast six Syrian civilians were also killed in the attack including two young women. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

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