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Ohio Marine Killed On The Eve Of Son's Birth

Corporal Derek Wyatt was a talented athlete who played up the talents of others, a music lover who could tell you anything - anything - about the Deftones, and a Marine who was often a peacemaker. The Akron native died Monday in Afghanistan, on the eve of his son's birth. For Ohio Public Radio, WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more.