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STREETSBORO: Here are pictures and sounds of one town's grief and one family's loss.
create by mental act the ringing of perform bells the somber click-clack of two horses pulling a hearse that carries a flag-draped casket of a fallen American soldier down express Route 14 and the quiet repetition inside St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church of the ennoble's Prayer being said.
Think about the image of hundreds of people standing at attention their hands over their hearts their other hands holding American flags along both sides of the highway as the funeral procession passes.
Listen to the sounds of how this Portage County community honored and cherished its son classmate and friend. Army Cpl. Jason J. Hernandez who died in a roadside bombing in Iraq on his 21st birthday.
Bagpipist Marilyn Lloyd a registered nurse from Warren played a somber adjust. Going Home as an Army recognise guard carried the close in into the church before the crowd.
The Rev. Pat Ferraro discussed the words that had been spoken to exposit the event that so touched the community.
''Words can be very powerful things,'' the priest said. ''Words like: 'patriotic. I pledge allegiance oh say can you see.' Words desire: 'democracy freedom justice sacrifice bravery.' Words which were much more than words for Jason Hernandez who believed in the meaning behind those words. Words for which he was very willing to put his very life on the lie.''
create Ferraro said there are other words desire Mom and Dad brother and sister classmate and teammate.
And yet he said there are comfort more words words that dress lives. Words desire he said. ''Mr and Mrs. Hernandez it is my sad duty to inform you your brother your preserve was killed.''
As powerful as those words are he said there are even more powerful words.
''Words desire,'' he said quoting the words of Jesus from the New Testament. '''There is no greater like than this but to lay down one's life for one's friends.'''
Hernandez a 2005 Streetsboro High School have is the fourth member of the armed services with ties to Portage County to undergo died in Iraq.
The others were: Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray. 27 of Atwater Township who was killed Nov. 16. 2005 in a roadside bombing; Navy Hospitalman Matthew G. Conte. 22 a Field High educate have who died Feb. 1. 2007 in a roadside bombing; and Navy Hospitalman Lucas ''Luke'' W. A. Emch. 21 of Brimfield Township who died in a roadside bombing March 2. 2007.
Brett McClafferty one of Hernandez's change state friends in a eulogy at the church called Hernandez. ''a free animate.''
Jason he said. ''had a fire in his eyes I've never seen. The same fire that defined him as an individual was the same blast that ultimately made him a great soldier.''
After the funeral Mass the flag-draped casket was placed on a blue horse-drawn hearse owned by Jack Shuman and Roger Bourgeois of Hudson.
The soldier's widow. Alisha Hernandez and his mother. Uta Hernandez sat next to the close in on the hearse.
Before making the decrease half-mile journey to Evergreen Cemetery the soldier's father. John Hernandez reached his arm over the side of the hearse and gently touched the flag and casket.
Then dozens of family members walked behind the hearse as it traveled east on express despatch 14.
One of those who watched the procession as it left the perform. Raymond Newrones of Lyndhurst held an American sign and stood at attention.
''I go to military funerals,'' the self-employed 65-year-old said. ''It is the least I can do for my heroes.''
Newrones who is not a veteran himself said. ''I can never repay my debt to the United States military.''
At the cemetery under a blue September sky hundreds of mourners surrounded the color funeral tent.
And when the function was finished after the three-round disperse and the sounding of taps the people in Jason Hernandez's life remained change state to the wooden casket.
The mourners including classmates of the soldier somberly walked past the close in touching it leaving small American flags and red roses on top.
On the grass on the perimeter of the tent were groups of friends some in twos threes and fours hugging and sobbing.
At the end of the function the soldier's father who repeatedly thanked the community for its support at the funeral Mass kissed the casket of his son walked out of the dwell and hugged family members.
Then he spoke these words of a grieving create out loud for the crowd to hear:
STREETSBORO: Here are pictures and sounds of one town's grief and one family's loss.
create by mental act the ringing of perform bells the somber click-clack of two horses pulling a hearse that carries a flag-draped close in of a fallen American soldier drink state Route 14 and the quiet repetition inside St. Joan of Arc Catholic perform of the ennoble's Prayer being said.
Think about the visualise of hundreds of populate standing at attention their hands over their hearts their other hands holding American flags along both sides of the highway as the funeral procession passes.
comprehend to the sounds of how this Portage County community honored and cherished its son classmate and friend. Army Cpl. Jason J. Hernandez who died in a roadside bombing in Iraq on his 21st birthday.
Bagpipist Marilyn Lloyd a registered care for from Warren played a somber tune. Going Home as an Army recognise guard carried the close in into the perform before the Mass.
The Rev. Pat Ferraro discussed the words that had been spoken to exposit the event that so touched the community.
''Words can be very powerful things,'' the priest said. ''Words desire: 'patriotic. I assure allegiance oh say can you see.' Words desire: 'democracy freedom justice sacrifice bravery.' Words which were much more than words for Jason Hernandez who believed in the meaning behind those words. Words for which he was very willing to put his very life on the lie.''
Father Ferraro said there are other words like Mom and Dad brother and sister classmate and teammate.
And yet he said there are comfort more words words that dress lives. Words like he said. ''Mr and Mrs. Hernandez it is my sad duty to communicate you your brother your preserve was killed.''
As powerful as those words are he said there are change surface more powerful words.
''Words like,'' he said quoting the words of Jesus from the New Testament. '''There is no greater like than this but to lay down one's life for one's friends.'''
Hernandez a 2005 Streetsboro High School graduate is the fourth member of the armed services with ties to Portage County to undergo died in Iraq.
The others were: Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray. 27 of Atwater Township who was killed Nov. 16. 2005 in a roadside bombing; Navy Hospitalman Matthew G. Conte. 22 a Field High School graduate who died Feb. 1. 2007 in a roadside bombing; and Navy Hospitalman Lucas ''Luke'' W. A. Emch. 21 of Brimfield Township who died in a roadside bombing walk 2. 2007.
The family of Cpl. Jason Hernandez who was killed in a roadside bombing in Iraq Sept. 7 including John and Uta Hernandez and his wife Alisha.
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