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Remains Of Lawrence Marine To Return To City On 9/11
Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, of Lawrence was killed in the Aug. 26 attack on the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan
LAWRENCE, MA — The remains of Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosario will be returned to her home city of Lawrence Saturday afternoon.
Rosario, 25, was killed in the Aug. 26 attack on the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Twelve other service members and over 160 Afghans were killed in the attack.
Rosario and the other 12 U.S. service members were all posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
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Rosario's remains were returned the United States Aug. 29 and will arrive in Lawrence Saturday afternoon, the Eagle-Tribune reported.
Rosario will be escorted into the city around 12:30 p.m. by a procession including marines, state and local police and firefighters and local officials, former local and state veterans director Francisco Urena told the Eagle-Tribune.
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A GoFundMe for Rosario's family has raised over $100,000 and hundreds gathered for a vigil in her honor in Lawrence Aug. 31.
Rosario was born in the Dominican Republic and graduated from Lawrence High School in 2014. She had also been a member of her school's Junior ROTC program. She served eight years in the marines.
Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.
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