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Thai Family Mourns Soldier Son Killed Just Before Truce

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A soldier consoles the parents of Thai soldier Theerayuth Krajangthong, 22, who died in clashes with Cambodia, during funeral rites AFP The clock was pointing towards peace when Private First Class Theerayuth Krajangthong was cut down on the Thai frontier -- among the last casualties before a midnight ceasefire with Cambodia. His funeral rites began Wednesday as Buddhist monks blessed his body with sacred chants, his remains in a shimmering silver coffin draped with Thailand's ensign and flanked by his neatly folded uniform. "He was brave -- brave until the very last moment of his life," said his sister, 26-year-old Hormchan Krajangthong, her voice breaking with emotion.

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