Standing guard

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Gene Gardner, a member of the American Legion Riders, holds a flag for a fellow Patriot Guard member Friday at the funeral of CPL Nicholas Anthony Gomez, 24, of Overland Park, who was buried at the U.S. National Cemetery at Fort Scott. Bill Hall of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1165 at Fort Scott said the Patriot Guard is used when an active service member dies. Military honors for Gomez were provided by the U.S. Marine Corp. His obituary appeared in the Feb. 18 edition of The Tribune.

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