{"id":38945,"date":"2013-12-20T11:41:40","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T16:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=38945"},"modified":"2013-12-20T11:44:18","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T16:44:18","slug":"marine-matthew-r-rod%c2%adriguez-comes-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=38945","title":{"rendered":"Marine Matthew R. Rod\u00adriguez comes home"},"content":{"rendered":"

From CBSenior comes this link in the Boston Herald<\/a> which reminds the country that, yes, we’re still fighting a war – well, a war against a real enemy, besides the one we’re fighting against ourselves while we pretend that folks aren’t still dying in a foreign land this holiday season. Some communities are still respectful of the loses that war brings us;<\/p>\n

The body of Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Rod\u00adriguez, 19, who was killed in combat last week ?in Afghanistan, has been ?returned to his home state.<\/p>\n

A military honor guard was on hand yesterday ?afternoon with the Marine\u2019s family at New Bedford Regional Airport as Rodriguez\u2019s remains ?arrived from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of people lined the streets as the body was escorted to a funeral home in Mattapoisett, passing his? Fairhaven home on the way.<\/p>\n

The son of a Marine, ?Rodriguez was killed ?Dec. 11 in Helmand Province in Afghanistan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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