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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Saturday, December 02, 2006

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New York State Troopers, left, salute as others hold their hands to their hearts carrying the American flag as the funeral procession for Sgt. 1st Class Schuyler B. Haynes makes its way north on the New York State Thruway, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006 in Albany, N.Y. Haynes a direct descended of Philip Schuyler, a wealthy 18th-century landowner and patriot who served in the British colonial forces and later as one of four major generals in George Washington's Continental Army, died Nov. 15 in Baquba, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)