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Memorial For The Miners

First Posted: 06/13/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:10 PM ET

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The pews were packed Monday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Fayette County for a Memorial Service for the 29 coal miners killed last week at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County.

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The pews were packed Monday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Fayette County for a Memorial Service for the 29 coal miners killed last week at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County.
The pews were packed Monday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Fayette County for a Memorial Service for the 29 coal miners killed last week at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County.
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