WASHINGTON -- The funeral for Marine Cpl. Binh Le was held at Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday.
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Le, 20, of Alexandria, Va., was killed by a car bomb in Iraq near the border of Jordan earlier this month. His funeral followed weeks of worry for his parents, who are from Vietnam and weren't sure they would be able to attend the services.
When Le -- who graduated from Edison High School in Fairfax -- was 6, his father sent him to the United States to live with his uncle.
Rep. Jim Moran helped speed up the process to get Le's parents here for the funeral. He said it's the least he can do for Le, who he calls a hero.
"He stopped a car bomb headed towards barracks," Moran said.
Le's father served alongside U.S. troops in the Vietnam War. He has tried and failed to get U.S. citizenship, but Moran said now he will try to make that happen.