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Body of Marine who drowned returned to Santa Rosa

KENT PORTER / The Press Democrat
The body of Marine Pfc. Adam J. Harwood is carried into Eggen & Lance Mortuary in Santa Rosa on Thursday by an honor guard as his mother, Joan Nunes, second from right, is consoled by a family friend.

THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Published: Friday, November 21, 2008 at 4:25 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 21, 2008 at 5:06 a.m.

With a motorcycle escort provided by The Patriot Guard and a solemn group of well-wishers paying tribute on Mendocino Avenue, the body of Marine Pfc. Adam J. Harwood was returned to Santa Rosa on Thursday.

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Harwood's body was found in waters off Okinawa after he went missing Saturday in what authorities believe was a drowning accident. The 29-year-old Marine, a graduate of Santa Rosa's Piner High School, had been stationed on the Marine base on Okinawa since mid-August.

The Corps flew Harwood's body to San Francisco International Airport on Thursday morning. He arrived in Santa Rosa at Eggen & Lance Funeral Home under escort by The Patriot Guard, made up of veterans and others who honor each fallen Marine or soldier with an escort as they return home.

A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Santa Rosa Memorial Park.


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