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NEW YORK.- The body of of the Dominican-born soldier Alex Jiménez arrived Thursday in New York, his final place resting, where he was received by relatives, friends and the community that saw him grow in the sector Corona, of the borough Queens.

The  body of the soldier, who was missing for 14 months after his captured in Iraq on May 12, 2007, was transferred from Massachusetts - where his wife Yaderlin Hiraldo lived with him- to Queens, where the community received him with a funeral procession.

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Written by: gouletcolonial, 1 Aug 2008 8:29 AM
From: United States Virgin Islands, Christiansted.from the bar at the Comanche
I can hear " Taps "
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Written by: JEM237, 1 Aug 2008 9:38 AM
From: United States, Newark, NJ/NYC
How very sad :'( My condolences go out to the family and friends of fallen soldier Alex Jimenez R.I.P.
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Written by: montesino, 1 Aug 2008 3:52 PM
From: United States
From: Montesino, LCDR, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Wish you fair winds and following seas, Jimenez. I know they have a prestigious spot for you in heaven. I fly down to Santiago tomorrow and will be driving by your old town of Navarete -- I'll say a prayer for you when passing through. God Bless.
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Written by: GhoulishColon This user is banned, 1 Aug 2008 6:02 PM
From: United States
This is not good .. not good at all .. but I will keep my big ugly mouth shut today ..
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Written by: FranktheTank, 3 Aug 2008 11:35 AM
From: United Kingdom
May god bless him!
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