Millard (Ne) SEAL laid to rest

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Matthew Hansen

Caleb Nelson, a 26-year-old Navy SEAL idolized even by the other SEALs in his platoon, was laid to rest Thursday in Millard.

Nelson died Oct. 1 when a roadside bomb detonated underneath his armored vehicle, killing him instantly during a SEAL mission in Afghanistan's Zabul Province, which is near the Pakistan border.

The Rev. Larry Nelson, pastor at Millard Alliance Church — and Caleb's father — led a memorial service so big it had to be moved to the larger Christ Community Church in west Omaha.

Nearly 1,000 people filled the sanctuary. They listened and sobbed as Nelson's SEAL team members, his brother and finally his father eulogized him during a 90-minute ceremony.

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Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb Nelson

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The funeral for Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb Nelson, a U.S. Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan on Oct. 1. Services were held at Christ Community Church, 404 S. 108 Ave., with the burial at Voss-Mohr Cemetery, 138th and Harrison. Front to back, Diane List, Laurie Gantz, Angie Lane Cohagan, Onida Britton. All are with Columbia Insurance Group. Their employer let them come out on 108th Avenue to pay their respects.

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1. Only families who have lost someone so near and dear

can appreciate their grief...my condolences.