Remains of GI from Monroe reach United States

9/1/2009
An Army Corps carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Pfc., Eric W. Hario, of Monroe, Mich., during a casualty return ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. According to the Department of Defense, Hario, died during Operation Enduring Freedom. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez
An Army Corps carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Pfc., Eric W. Hario, of Monroe, Mich., during a casualty return ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. According to the Department of Defense, Hario, died during Operation Enduring Freedom. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez

Soldiers carry the remains of Army Pfc. Eric Hario of Monroe at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

He joined the Army after graduating from Monroe High School in 2008. The Army said

he was shot by enemy forces in Afghanistan during combat operations on Friday.