Funeral services for 15-year FDNY veteran Christopher Slutman, who was killed this month while serving with the United States Marine Corps in Afghanistan, were held Friday at St. Thomas Church in New York.<br /><br />The 43-year-old father of three died April 8 near Bagram Airfield US military base. <br /><br />Two other members of Slutman’s Massachusetts-based Marine Reserve unit also were killed.<br /><br />Slutman was with Ladder 27 in the Bronx. He was awarded a medal for bravery after rescuing a woman from a burning apartment. <br /><br />Slutman had a residence in Yonkers. His family lived in Delaware.
