thedrifter
03-27-09, 07:52 AM
Crowd meets Marine’s body at NY airport
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Mar 26, 2009 15:37:29 EDT
ROME, N.Y. — A military plane carrying the body of Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Geary has been greeted at Griffiss Airport in Rome by a crowd of people, including several busloads of elementary school children and about two dozen family members.
Geary, 22, died in combat Friday in Afghanistan when his Humvee was hit with a roadside bomb.
Community members, military personnel and American Legion members formed a pathway along the street and stood shoulder to shoulder as the procession took his body to a local funeral home.
Geary’s funeral will be Saturday at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church in Rome. Calling hours are Friday. Geary will be buried with full military honors.
Ellie
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Mar 26, 2009 15:37:29 EDT
ROME, N.Y. — A military plane carrying the body of Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Geary has been greeted at Griffiss Airport in Rome by a crowd of people, including several busloads of elementary school children and about two dozen family members.
Geary, 22, died in combat Friday in Afghanistan when his Humvee was hit with a roadside bomb.
Community members, military personnel and American Legion members formed a pathway along the street and stood shoulder to shoulder as the procession took his body to a local funeral home.
Geary’s funeral will be Saturday at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church in Rome. Calling hours are Friday. Geary will be buried with full military honors.
Ellie