We watched yesterday as our local Marine hero returned.
Our fallen Indiana Marine came home yesterday. Marine Corporal Humberto Sanchez. They transported his casket with a police honor guard from Grissom Air Reserve Base to Logansport, Indiana.
They were accompanied by a motorcycle honor guard of 9,700 motorcycles. I believe it was a solid seven mile line of riders along country roads, highway and city streets lined with Hoosiers welcoming their hero home. The entire trip was 15 miles. The funeral will be on Tuesday.
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I don’t know the reasoning behind it, but it was decided not to allow the Patriot Guard to ride in this event in Omaha. The reason given was that it would not be safe. ??
I would have preferred that they be included, but possibly it was related to the schedule and traffic issues.
It is so humbling to see the “welcome home” in this situation.
This article has 46 photos. They did it up right for Cpl. Sanchez!