William Spencer laid to rest

Twenty-year-old Marine Lance Cpl. William Spencer was buried in a private graveside ceremony Saturday afternoon in Arlington Memorial Gardens in Springfield Township.

More than 100 people attended the service, including friends, family, area law enforcement officials and a group of motorcyclists, several of whose bikes carried flags and stickers that identified them as "Patriot Guard Riders."

The Pipe & Drum Corps of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office played several songs during the ceremony, closing with "God Bless America."

Spencer, who grew up in Clermont County's Miami Township, was killed during a combat mission in Al Anbar province, Iraq, Dec. 28.

He was assigned to the 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division in Nashville, Tenn.

Also killed on the mission were Cpl. Christopher E. Esckelson, 22, of Vassar, Mich., and Lance Cpl. Nicholas A. Miller, 20, of Silverwood, Mich.

Before the burial, another service was held at Milford High School, which Spencer attended before he moved to Paris, Tenn., located about 120 miles northwest of Nashville.

Spencer's flag draped-coffin was brought to the burial site by horse-drawn carriage in a short procession.

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