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Massachusetts State Police officers salute as Marines prepare to put the casket into the hearst after the funeral. Funeral for Patrick Gallagher a Marine from fairhaven was held at St. Mary's church on Main St. in Fairhaven with the burial being held at the National Cemetary in Bourne. Local and State officials were present for the somber event. Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher 27, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to elements of the 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 2 when the seven-ton truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Andres Aguilar Jr., Cpl. David A. Bass, Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores, Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain and Staff Sgt. Abraham G. Twitchell.

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Massachusetts State Police officers salute as Marines prepare to put the casket into the hearst after the funeral. Funeral for Patrick Gallagher a Marine from fairhaven was held at St. Mary's church on Main St. in Fairhaven with the burial being held at the National Cemetary in Bourne. Local and State officials were present for the somber event. Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher 27, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to elements of the 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 2 when the seven-ton truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Andres Aguilar Jr., Cpl. David A. Bass, Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores, Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain and Staff Sgt. Abraham G. Twitchell.