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Mon Apr 7, 5:51 PM ET |
A U.S. Marine stands at attention as the coffin of Lance Cpl. Jose Antonio Gutierrez is carried into the church at the start of his funeral, Monday, April 7, 2003, in Lomita, Calif. Guitierrez was killed in combat March 21 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP PHOTO/LEE CELANO) |
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Mon Apr 7, 6:45 PM ET |
Engracia Sirina Gutierrez (C), sister of Lance Cpl. Jose Antonio Gutierrez, one of the first American casualities in the war in Iraq (news - web sites), fights back tears following his funeral April 7, 2003 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Lomita, California. Nora Mosquera, Gutierrez's foster mother is at left. Gutierrez, a native of Guatemala, became an American citizen posthumously. REUTERS/Jim Ruymen |
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