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WESTWOOD, N.J. - A police officer salutes the procession for Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a Westwood, N.J., native, Jan. 21. He was escorted from Dover Air Force Base, Del., past streets lined with people waving American Flags to Beckers Funeral Home. Hrbek, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, II Marine Expeditionary Force, field artillery cannoneer, died Jan. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device is scheduled to be presented to his family at his funeral, Jan. 23. The medal was approved for saving the life of his battalion sergeant major after an improvised explosive device severed both his legs during a firefight, Dec. 23. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton)
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WESTWOOD, N.J. - People line the street to honor a local Marine killed in Afghanistan, Jan. 21. The body of Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a Westwood, N.J., native, was escorted from Dover Air Force Base, Del., past streets lined with people waving American Flags to Beckers Funeral Home. Hrbek, a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, II Marine Expeditionary Force, died Jan. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device is scheduled to be presented to his family at his funeral, Jan. 23. The medal was approved for saving the life of his battalion sergeant major after an improvised explosive device severed both his legs during a firefight, Dec. 23, 2009. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton)
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WESTWOOD, N.J. - People line the street to honor a local Marine killed in Afghanistan, Jan. 21. The body of Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a Westwood, N.J., native, was escorted from Dover Air Force Base, Del., past streets lined with people waving American Flags to Beckers Funeral Home. Hrbek, a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, II Marine Expeditionary Force, died Jan. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He is scheduled to be awarded a Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device Jan. 23 at his funeral. The medal was approved for saving the life of his battalion sergeant major after an improvised explosive device severed both his legs during a firefight, Dec. 23, 2009. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton)
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WESTWOOD, N.J. - Marines who served with Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a Westwood, N.J., native, salute as his casket is taken inside Beckers Funeral Home, Jan. 21. He was escorted from Dover Air Force Base, Del., past streets lined with people waving American Flags here. Hrbek, a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, II Marine Expeditionary Force, died Jan. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device is scheduled to be presented to his family at his funeral, Jan. 23. The medal was approved for saving the life of his battalion sergeant major after an improvised explosive device severed both his legs during a firefight, Dec. 23, 2009. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton)
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WESTWOOD, N.J. - People line the street to honor a local Marine killed in Afghanistan, Jan. 21. The body of Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a Westwood, N.J., native, was escorted from Dover Air Force Base, Del., past streets lined with people waving American Flags to Beckers Funeral Home. Hrbek, a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, II Marine Expeditionary Force, died Jan. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device is scheduled to be presented to his family at his funeral, Jan. 23. The medal was approved for saving the life of his battalion sergeant major after an improvised explosive device severed both his legs during a firefight, Dec. 23, 2009. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton)
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WESTWOOD, N.J. - People line the street to honor a local Marine killed in Afghanistan, Jan. 21. The body of Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a Westwood, N.J., native, was escorted from Dover Air Force Base, Del., past streets lined with people waving American Flags to Beckers Funeral Home. Hrbek, a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, II Marine Expeditionary Force, died Jan. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device is scheduled to be presented to his family at his funeral, Jan. 23. The medal was approved for saving the life of his battalion sergeant major after an improvised explosive device severed both his legs during a firefight, Dec. 23, 2009. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton)
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WESTWOOD, N.J. - People line the street to honor a local Marine killed in Afghanistan, Jan. 21. The body of Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a Westwood, N.J., native, was escorted from Dover Air Force Base, Del., past streets lined with people waving American Flags to Beckers Funeral Home. Hrbek, a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, II Marine Expeditionary Force, died Jan. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device is scheduled to be presented to his family at his funeral, Jan. 23. The medal was approved for saving the life of his battalion sergeant major after an improvised explosive device severed both his legs during a firefight, Dec. 23, 2009. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton)
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WESTWOOD, N.J. - Members of the Nam Knights Motorcycle Club salute the hearse carrying the body of Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a Westwood, N.J., native, as he was taken from Dover Air Force Base, Del., past streets lined with people waving American Flags to Beckers Funeral Home, Jan. 21. Hrbek, a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, II Marine Expeditionary Force, died Jan. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device is scheduled to be presented to his family at his funeral, Jan. 23. The medal was approved for saving the life of his battalion sergeant major after an improvised explosive device severed both his legs during a firefight, Dec. 23, 2009. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton)
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WESTWOOD, N.J. - People line the street to honor a local Marine killed in Afghanistan, Jan. 21. The body of Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a Westwood, N.J., native, was escorted from Dover Air Force Base, Del., past streets lined with people waving American Flags to Beckers Funeral Home. Hrbek, a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, II Marine Expeditionary Force, died Jan. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device is scheduled to be presented to his family at his funeral, Jan. 23. The medal was approved for saving the life of his battalion sergeant major after an improvised explosive device severed both his legs during a firefight, Dec. 23, 2009. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton)
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WESTWOOD, N.J. - People line the street to honor a local Marine killed in Afghanistan, Jan. 21. The body of Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a Westwood, N.J., native, was escorted from Dover Air Force Base, Del., past streets lined with people waving American Flags to Beckers Funeral Home. Hrbek, a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, II Marine Expeditionary Force, died Jan. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device is scheduled to be presented to his family at his funeral, Jan. 23. The medal was approved for saving the life of his battalion sergeant major after an improvised explosive device severed both his legs during a firefight, Dec. 23, 2009. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton)
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WESTWOOD, N.J. - A color guard stands outside the Beckers Funeral Home as the body of Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a Westwood, N.J., native, is taken inside Jan. 21. He was escorted from Dover Air Force Base, Del., past streets lined with people waving American Flags here. Hrbek, a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, II Marine Expeditionary Force, died Jan. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device is scheduled to be presented to his family at his funeral, Jan. 23. The medal was approved for saving the life of his battalion sergeant major after an improvised explosive device severed both his legs during a firefight, Dec. 23, 2009. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton)
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WESTWOOD, N.J. - A car parked near the Beckers Funeral Home displays a tribute to Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a Westwood, N.J., native, Jan. 21. He was escorted from Dover Air Force Base, Del., past streets lined with people waving American Flags here. Hrbek, a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, II Marine Expeditionary Force, died Jan. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device is scheduled to be presented to his family at his funeral, Jan. 23. The medal was approved for saving the life of his battalion sergeant major after an improvised explosive device severed both his legs during a firefight, Dec. 23, 2009. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton)
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WESTWOOD, N.J. - People line the street to honor a local Marine killed in Afghanistan, Jan. 21. The body of Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a Westwood, N.J., native, was escorted from Dover Air Force Base, Del., past streets lined with people waving American Flags to Beckers Funeral Home. Hrbek, a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, II Marine Expeditionary Force, died Jan. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device is scheduled to be presented to his family at his funeral, Jan. 23. The medal was approved for saving the life of his battalion sergeant major after an improvised explosive device severed both his legs during a firefight, Dec. 23, 2009. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton)