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Funeral for Hickory Marine to be held April 1

Mason Vanderwork
Lance Corp. Mason Vanderwork graduated from St. Stephens High School in Hickory before joining the Marines.

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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