Penn surgeon, army major honored

MOORESETOWN, N.J. - January 3, 2009 A public viewing was held in Moorestown for the University of Pennsylvania surgeon and army reserve major.

/*Pryor*/ lived in Moorestown with his wife and three children.

He was just weeks into a tour of duty in Iraq as a battlefield surgeon when a mortar exploded and killed him Christmas day.

Governor /*Jon Corzine*/ paid his respects today.

A funeral mass will take place on Monday at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Center City.

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