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Hundreds Mourn Slain Marine at Ohio Funeral

Posted Feb 2, 08 4:47 PM CST in US 

(Newser) – Hundreds of family members and friends gathered near Dayton, Ohio, today for the funeral of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, the pregnant Marine murdered in North Carolina in December. Marines carried her casket; a smaller one held the body of her unborn child, Gabriel. Some 200 members of a group called the Patriot Guard, veterans who ride their motorcycles to military funerals, stood at attention as the hearse arrived for the mass, the AP reports.

“We remember her athleticism and her competitive spirit. We remember that she wanted to serve her country as a Marine,” said a minister in the sermon. Lauterbach, 20, disappeared in December after accusing murder suspect Cesar Laurean of rape earlier last year; her remains and those of her baby were found buried in a fire pit in back of his house. Laurean is thought to have fled to Mexico.

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A Marine Corps Honor Guard stand at parade rest in the foreground during the funeral of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach at Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008. Lauterbach, a pregnant...   (Associated Press)
This message graced the fence in front of St. Christopher Catholic Church during the funeral of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach in Vandalia, Ohio, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008. Lauterbach, a pregnant Ohio Marine,...   (Associated Press)
A Marine Corps Honor Guard fires a 21-gun salute during the funeral of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach at Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008. Lauterbach, a pregnant Ohio Marine, was...   (Associated Press)
A Marine Corps Honor Guard carries the flag draped coffin of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach into St. Christopher Catholic Church in Vandalia, Ohio, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008. Lauterbach, a pregnant Ohio Marine,...   (Associated Press)
In this undated photo released by the Onslow (N.C.) County Sheriff's office, Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach is seen in this U.S. Marine Crops photo. (AP Photo/Onslow (N.C.) Sheriff via U.S. Marine...   (Associated Press)
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