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Sgt. Israel "Ira" Garcia Funeral
Date: 7/25/2008 Album ID: 563294
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WILMINGTON - Sgt. Israel "Ira" Garcia is enters the Holy Family Church during his funeral in Wilmington, Calif. on July 25, 2008. Garcia, 24, was among nine soldiers killed on Sunday in combat in Afghanistan. He and his fellow soldiers were fatally injured when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades from enemy forces in the Wanat area, according to the Department of Defense.
WILMINGTON - Mari Cruz Garcia, the mother of Sgt. Israel Ira Garcia, grieves at his funeral in Wilmington, Calif. on July 25, 2008. Garcia, 24, was among nine soldiers killed on Sunday in combat in Afghanistan. He and his fellow soldiers were fatally injured when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades from enemy forces in the Wanat area, according to the Department of Defense. Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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WILMINGTON - Victor Garcia, the father of Sgt. Israel Ira Garcia, helps carry his casket at his funeral in Wilmington, Calif. on July 25, 2008. Garcia, 24, was among nine soldiers killed on Sunday in combat in Afghanistan. He and his fellow soldiers were fatally injured when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades from enemy forces in the Wanat area, according to the Department of Defense. Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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WILMINGTON - Sgt. Israel Ira Garcia is enters the Holy Family Church during his funeral in Wilmington, Calif. on July 25, 2008. Garcia, 24, was among nine soldiers killed on Sunday in combat in Afghanistan. He and his fellow soldiers were fatally injured when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades from enemy forces in the Wanat area, according to the Department of Defense. Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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WILMINGTON - A picture of Sgt. Israel Ira Garcia is sits atop his casket at the Holy Family Church during his funeral in Wilmington, Calif. on July 25, 2008. Garcia, 24, was among nine soldiers killed on Sunday in combat in Afghanistan. He and his fellow soldiers were fatally injured when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades from enemy forces in the Wanat area, according to the Department of Defense. Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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WILMINGTON - Victor Garcia, the father of Sgt. Israel Ira Garcia, hangs his head during his funeral in Wilmington, Calif. on July 25, 2008. Garcia, 24, was among nine soldiers killed on Sunday in combat in Afghanistan. He and his fellow soldiers were fatally injured when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades from enemy forces in the Wanat area, according to the Department of Defense. Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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WILMINGTON - The family of Sgt. Israel Ira Garcia, including his wife Lesly Garcia, right, mother Mari Cruz Garcia and father Victor Garcia, during his funeral in Wilmington, Calif. on July 25, 2008. Garcia, 24, was among nine soldiers killed on Sunday in combat in Afghanistan. He and his fellow soldiers were fatally injured when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades from enemy forces in the Wanat area, according to the Department of Defense. Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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WILMINGTON - Family and friends carry the of Sgt. Israel Ira Garcia out of the Holy Family Church after his funeral in Wilmington, Calif. on July 25, 2008. Garcia, 24, was among nine soldiers killed on Sunday in combat in Afghanistan. He and his fellow soldiers were fatally injured when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades from enemy forces in the Wanat area, according to the Department of Defense. Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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WILMINGTON - Family and friends examine a photo of Sgt. Israel Ira Garcia outside the Holy Family Church after his funeral in Wilmington, Calif. on July 25, 2008. Garcia, 24, was among nine soldiers killed on Sunday in combat in Afghanistan. He and his fellow soldiers were fatally injured when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades from enemy forces in the Wanat area, according to the Department of Defense. Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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