Area Soldier Killed in Iraq
This week an area soldier from Altoona who was killed in the line of duty was laid to rest. Read the article and/or watch this video and comment on what was done to honor this local hero.
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they threw a funeral parade for the solder. They got hundreds of cards sent from all around. The marines are all like brothers. It is very sad.
ReplyDeletei feel bad for the guy who died in the line of fire and his family but i dont think it was nessesary to have to big gas guzzling firetrucks and lots of police cars i mean whos paying for all this i feel bad and all but i wouldnt want my tax money going to someone i dont know and if we did this for everyone in the army that died we would have packed streets and even if someone pays for the police cars and fire trucks what happens when theres a fire or a criminal on the streets steeling what are you gunna do with no fire trucks or police cars so im sad for the family but the ussage of fire trucks and police cars are un nessesary
ReplyDeleteEveryone gathered to pay their respects to respect the soldier. There were people there that he didn’t even know. Which is a good thing? He served for us and his life was taken for us. No one should ever take that for advantage.
ReplyDeleteTo me this cerimony was nessary. He severed our country to make shore we were free. Some people may belevie that he should not have had it but he did deseverit.
ReplyDeletei liked how there was a parade for the fallen soldier.
ReplyDeleteeverythinf=g that was said during the vido was ture the solider gave his lifeto protect our and to help out the other soilder.
ReplyDeleteTo honor him they did a march through altoona with a huge american flag hung over his coffen.
ReplyDeleteWell this goes to show that we need to back off and leave Iraq. Its time to go, we fought our battle so now its time to back down. All were doing over there is wasting our own time and lives. Obviously its hopeless and Obama is not helping anything. He has this big plan but yet does he realize the more we send over the more that is going to get killed. He is just hurting us as a nation.
ReplyDeletethis soldier was a true hero and deserves nothing less than respect for what he gave to save a dieing country and every idiot who lives in it. This was a horrible tragedy and the bad part is, i expect more of the same tragedy to happen.
ReplyDeletei think that the communtity played a big part in honoring this soldier. i thank him for serving for our country. i do not ever want to go to war ever.
ReplyDeleteA lot of people gathered around Altoona to support Matt and his family. People that didn't even know him went to the funeral ceremony.
ReplyDeletei feel terribly bad for the soldier that lost his life and his family. do they do that for everyone that gets killed in iraq. they also didnt have to use the firetrucks and police cars though becaus ethey are unnessary.
ReplyDeleteIt is really sad that this happened. I couldn't even imagine if something like this happened to someone I know or even one of my family members. He was so young and probably had a lot going for him in life. I think that was done to honor this local hero was a good thing. He deserves what all was done, and he will never be forgotten by anyone who knew him.
ReplyDeleteThat’s amazing that people who didn’t even know him showed up to his funeral and supported him. I know when my cousin was shipped over sea’s to Iraq my only fears was that I would never see him again. Many people didn’t support the fact the others risk their lives for us on a daily basis. I think that the ceremony was beautiful thing.
ReplyDeleteHe was honored with a lage funaral procession and news cvorage.
ReplyDeleteI am not glad that a young guy died in the war. It is nice that our community will take the time to honor the fallen solider. Also it means a lot when the bagpipes are player at a funeral. The only way you get that is if you are a hero in some way including fireman, polities, and military officers. It is hard for anyone to go to a funeral but many more people go out to see military service. This just shows that our country does support everything that our soldiers are doing for us.
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