Clovis Marine's funeral scheduled for Saturday

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The body of a valley marine that died in combat -- is back in the United States.

Sergeant Matthew Abbate died last Thursday in Afghanistan. Family members say the 26-year-old was killed by enemy gunfire.

His flag-draped casket arrived at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Saturday.

Governor Schwarzenegger ordered flags at the state capitol to fly at half-staff today in his honor.

Sgt. Abbate is also the 8th former Buchanan High School student to die fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The public is invited to attend Sergeant Abbate's funeral this Saturday at Peoples Church in Fresno.

It's located on Cedar Avenue -- just north of Herndon. Services begin at 10:00 a.m.

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