HICKORY, N.C. —
A Hickory Marine who died during a training exercise in Nevada will be laid to rest April 1.
Lance Cpl. Mason Vanderwork, 21, was one of seven Marines killed when a mortar shell exploded.
He was a decorated veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
Vanderwork's memorial service is at 2 p.m. April 1 at the Bass-Smith Funeral Home in Hickory.
The family will receive friends for two hours before the funeral.
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