Students Honor Fallen Marine

Indian Knoll fifth- and sixth-graders flew flags along the street as the funeral procession for a fallen soldier made its way to the Georgia National Cemetery.

Posted Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 7:36 pm ET|Updated Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 3:56 am ET

A story on Holly Springs-Hickory Flat Patch alerted Indian Knoll teachers that they would be near the route taken by the funeral procession for U.S. Marine and alum .

Fifth- and sixth-graders waved flags as the funeral procession passed around noon Monday. MacKenzie was buried at the

Other supporters flew flags and set up memorials along the procession route to honor MacKenzie.

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