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WASHINGTON (AP) — Troops killed in the deadliest incident of the

Afghan war came home Tuesday – traveling in death much the same way

they did in life – shrouded in secrecy.

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Two C-17 aircraft carrying the remains of 30 killed in a weekend

helicopter crash arrived at around 10 a.m. at Dover Air Force Base

in Delaware, the Pentagon said.

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But three days after the downing of the aircraft by insurgents, the

Defense Department hasn’t released the troops’ names. Officials

said it’s taking time because there were so many killed. Others

said privately there is hesitancy to release the names because the

majority were from secretive special operations forces.

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A ceremony later Tuesday will be closed to the press. Top civilian

and uniformed leaders will attend along with some family

members.

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