[Girlene]

That WAS a nice writeup by the AP of the funeral service for Maria and her baby. Although there were only a few flowers/mementos left on the lawn of Maria's last residence, this one was so touching.



The note says, Maria, God must be putting a soccer team together in heaven. Please rest in peace, our prayers are with you.

[Girlene]

These photos are not from today, but when LCpl Maria Lauterbach's body was returned to Ohio. From Dayton Daily News:



The body of Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach is escorted down Wayne Avenue in Dayton Friday to Westbrock Funeral Home.



Funeral detail pallbearers from the Marine Corps Reserve's Charlie Company Military Police unit based in Dayton carry Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach's remains into Westbrock Funeral Home on Wayne Ave



A Marine honor guard salutes Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach as her body is moved into Westbrock Funeral Home Friday, January 25, 2008.