Former U.S. Army Sgt. Joel Gomez died 18 years after suffering catastrophic injuries during combat operations in Iraq and was laid to rest with full military honors.
A U.S. Army Honor Guard bugler plays taps at St. Jerome Cemetery in Holyoke, Massachusetts, during a graveside service for Korean War soldier Cpl. Jules Hauterman Jr., whose remains were identified more than 60 years after he was killed in battle.
During a 2004 combat mission aimed at capturing enemy soldiers who had been firing on his base, the armored vehicle Gomez was riding in plunged into the Tigris River, resulting in theDuring a prayer service for Gomez Monday, family and friends said that Gomez maintained his sense of humor and desire to keep learning despite the severe injuries.
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