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Escort Gabriel 1
Image © Jim Urquhart - Patriot Guard Riders escort a hearse from Evans-Early Mortuary in Salt Lake City at dawn. Approximately 50 riders turned out to escort the remains of Gabriel deMoors (cq) to the Salt Lake City International Airport for a flight to Atlanta. Gabriel passed away due to SIDS in 1994 at the age of two months and was buried in Utah. His father, 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, 36, of Jefferson, Alabama, was assigned to the Army's 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo, and was killed in Iraq in January 2006. He was buried at the Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery in Alabama. One of last wishes was that his son be buried next to him. After the flight, members of the Patriot Guard on the east coast escorted Gabriel to the cemetery in Alabama to be laid to rest next to his father. 8/4/06 Jim Urquhart/Salt Lake Tribune. The dying wish for 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, 36, of Jefferson, Alabama was to be rejoined with his dead 2-month-old son. Gabriel was buried in Salt Lake and his father, who died in Iraq in January, was laid to rest in Alabama. The Patriot Guard Riders, in Utah and Alabama, escorted Gabriel's remains to their final resting spot.
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