Remains of 2 soldiers to be buried together

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Remains of 2 soldiers to be buried together
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Feb 10, 2009 5:26:13 EST

LAWRENCE, Mass. — Newly-identified remains of two soldiers from Massachusetts and Michigan who were killed in Iraq will be buried together.

The Army says the remains of Staff Sgt. Alex Jimenez of Lawrence, Mass., and Spc. Byron Fouty of Waterford, Mich. will be buried Feb. 17 at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.

Sherry Lawrence, human resource commander for the Army, says the remains aren’t new, but could not be identified until now.

Jimenez and Fouty of the 10th Mountain Division were captured in a May 2007 ambush. Their remains were found in July 2008.

Jimenez was buried in Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, N.Y., and Fouty was buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in Texas. Those remains will not be disturbed.


Article at: http://armytimes.com/news/2009/02/ap_soldiers_remains_020909/%2e