VALLEY CENTER, Kan. (AP) Residents of south-central Kansas town have paid their respects to a 26-year-old soldier who died in Afghanistan.
The funeral for Army Sgt. Erik May took place Tuesday at a church in Valley Center, followed by a procession to Greenwood Cemetery in Wichita.
KWCH-TV reports the streets of Valley Center were lined by dozens of people holding signs and waving flags to support May’s family.
May died July 14 in eastern Afghanistan. The cause of death remains under investigation.
May joined the Army in September 2007 and was assigned to Fort Riley in February 2009. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.
May was on his second deployment, after serving in Iraq in 2009.
