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Marines escort the casket of Marine Lance Corporal Evenor Herrera to a gravesite in Eagle.

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Call NumberRMN-024-5996CreatorTodd HeislerContributorTFH (writer)Date2005-08-19SummaryPULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPH: A Marine honor guard marches behind the hearse on the way to Evenor Herrera's burial in August. Since the war began, casualty assistance officers at Buckley Air Force Base have overseen the funerals of 19 active-duty Marines, 15 of whom died in Iraq and the other four in traffic accidents. This photo was published in the Rocky Mountain News on November 11, 2005 (page 8S).Subject2006 Pulitzer Prize (Feature Photography)Final SaluteMarinesMilitary ceremonies, honors, and salutesGeographic AreaEagle (Colo.)CollectionRocky Mountain News Pulitzer PrizesLanguageeng

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Creator's TitleStaff PhotographerOriginal PublisherRocky Mountain News

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Marines escort the casket of Marine Lance Corporal Evenor Herrera to a gravesite in Eagle.