Indiana soldier laid to rest in Chesterton

By: ABC57 Staff

Posted: Oct 12, 2011 10:50 AM EDT | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 12:02 PM EDT

CHESTERTON, Ind.--An Indiana soldier killed in Afghanistan was laid to rest in Chesterton Tuesday.

Army specialist James Butz was killed on September 28th. Relatives say the 21-year-old combat medic died while he was treating an injured soldier.

Butz joined the army in 2009 after graduating from Chesterton High School. He was deployed to Afghanistan in June.