Moody Honor Guard honors fallen Kadena Airman

U.S. Marine Corporal Juan Martinez, Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., consoles Maribel Lebrón, mother of deceased U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, during a funeral in Orange Park, Fla., June 1, 2017. Martinez and Lebrón were childhood friends and were stationed together in Okinawa at Kadena Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Moody Honor Guard honors fallen Kadena Airman

U.S. Marine Corporal Juan Martinez, Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., reads the obituary of his childhood friend, deceased U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, in Orange Park, Fla., June 1, 2017. Lebrón’s most recent accomplishment was being selected for promotion to Senior Airman Below The Zone, March 23, and was posthumously promoted on the day of his passing, May 19. He leaves behind his parents, older brother, Miguel Angel, sisters Michelle and Valerie, niece, Ileana, as well as countless family members and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Moody Honor Guard honors fallen Kadena Airman

Airman 1st Class Jomalier Viera-Martinez, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, shares stories of his comrade during a funeral for deceased Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th SFS, in Orange Park, Fla., June 1, 2017. Lebrón’s most recent accomplishment was being selected for promotion to Senior Airman Below The Zone, March 23, and was posthumously promoted on the day of his passing, May 19. He leaves behind his parents, older brother, Miguel Angel, sisters Michelle and Valerie, niece, Ileana, as well as countless family members and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Moody Honor Guard honors fallen Kadena Airman

Maribel Lebrón gives final remarks during her son’s, Senior Airman Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, funeral in Orange Park, Fla., June 1, 2017. Lebrón’s most recent accomplishment was being selected for promotion to Senior Airman Below The Zone, March 23, and was posthumously promoted on the day of his passing, May 19. He leaves behind his parents, older brother, Miguel Angel, sisters Michelle and Valerie, niece, Ileana, as well as countless family members and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Airman 1st Class Cassandra Bucka, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, mourns her deceased comrade, Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th SFS, during a funeral in Orange Park, Fla., June 1, 2017. Lebrón’s most recent accomplishment was being selected for promotion to Senior Airman Below The Zone, March 23, and was posthumously promoted on the day of his passing, May 19. He leaves behind his parents, older brother, Miguel Angel, sisters Michelle and Valerie, niece, Ileana, as well as countless family members and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Moody Honor Guard honors fallen Kadena Airman

Family members mourn during a dignified arrival for deceased Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, in Jacksonville, Fla., May 30, 2017. A dignified arrival is the process by which, upon the return from the theater of operations to the United States, the remains of fallen military members are transferred from an aircraft to a waiting vehicle and then to the port mortuary. Lebrón passed away in Okinawa, May 19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Tech. Sgt. Forris Phillips, 23d Wing Honor Guard NCO in charge, renders a salute to deceased Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón’s, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, casket during a dignified arrival in Jacksonville, Fla., May 30, 2017. Moody’s honor guard performs congressionally mandated honors throughout 51 counties within Southern Georgia and Northern Florida. Moody’s honor guard, also known as the Knights of Honor, are comprised of up to 25 active duty Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Maribel Lebrón hugs her son’s, Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, casket during his dignified arrival in Jacksonville, Fla., May 30, 2017. A dignified arrival is the process by which, upon the return from the theater of operations to the United States, the remains of fallen military members are transferred from an aircraft to a waiting vehicle and then to the port mortuary. Lebrón passed away in Okinawa, May 19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Moody Honor Guard honors fallen Kadena Airman

Lt. Col. José Antonio Lebrón, Joint Task Force-Bravo joint security forces commander, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, salutes his nephew’s, Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, casket during a dignified arrival in Jacksonville, Fla., May 30, 2017. A dignified arrival is the process by which, upon the return from the theater of operations to the United States, the remains of fallen military members are transferred from an aircraft to a waiting vehicle and then to the port mortuary. Lebrón passed away in Okinawa, May 19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Water overarches an aircraft during a dignified arrival for deceased Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, in Jacksonville, Fla., May 30, 2017. A dignified arrival is the process by which, upon the return from the theater of operations to the United States, the remains of fallen military members are transferred from an aircraft to a waiting vehicle and then to the port mortuary. Lebrón passed away in Okinawa, May 19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Airman 1st Class Jomalier Viera-Martinez, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, embraces Ileana Bonilla, grandmother of deceased Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th SFS, during a designated arrival in Jacksonville, Fla., May 30, 2017. A dignified arrival is the process by which, upon the return from the theater of operations to the United States, the remains of fallen military members are transferred from an aircraft to a waiting vehicle and then to the port mortuary. Lebrón passed away in Okinawa, May 19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Photos honoring deceased Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, rest on display during his funeral in Orange Park, Fla., June 1, 2017. His most recent accomplishment was being selected for promotion to Senior Airman Below The Zone, March 23, and was posthumously promoted on the day of his passing, May 19. He leaves behind his parents, older brother, Miguel Angel, sisters Michelle and Valerie, niece, Ileana, as well as countless family members and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Family, friends and comrades file in to mourn during a funeral for deceased Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, in Orange Park, Fla., June 1, 2017. Lebrón’s most recent accomplishment was being selected for promotion to Senior Airman Below The Zone, March 23, and was posthumously promoted on the day of his passing, May 19. He leaves behind his parents, older brother, Miguel Angel, sisters Michelle and Valerie, niece, Ileana, as well as countless family members and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Moody Honor Guard honors fallen Kadena Airman

Family, friends and comrades mourn during a funeral for deceased Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, in Orange Park, Fla., June 1, 2017. Lebrón’s most recent accomplishment was being selected for promotion to Senior Airman Below The Zone, March 23, and was posthumously promoted on the day of his passing, May 19. He leaves behind his parents, older brother, Miguel Angel, sisters Michelle and Valerie, niece, Ileana, as well as countless other family members and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Moody Honor Guard honors fallen Kadena Airman

Family, friends and comrades mourn during a funeral for deceased Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, in Orange Park, Fla., June 1, 2017. Lebrón’s most recent accomplishment was being selected for promotion to Senior Airman Below The Zone, March 23, and was posthumously promoted on the day of his passing, May 19. He leaves behind his parents, older brother, Miguel Angel, sisters Michelle and Valerie, niece, Ileana, as well as countless other family members and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Mourners pray during a funeral for deceased Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebron’s, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, in Orange Park, Fla., June 1, 2017. Lebron’s most recent accomplishment was being selected for promotion to Senior Airman Below The Zone, March 23, and was posthumously promoted on the day of his passing, May 19. He leaves behind his parents, older brother, Miguel Angel, sisters Michelle and Valerie, niece, Ileana, as well as countless other family members and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Moody Honor Guard honors fallen Kadena Airman

An honor guardsman holds a flag during a funeral for deceased Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, in Orange Park, Fla., June 1, 2017. Moody’s honor guard performs congressionally mandated honors throughout 51 counties within Southern Georgia and Northern Florida. Moody’s honor guard, also known as the Knights of Honor, are comprised of up to 25 active duty Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Lt. Col. José Antonio Lebrón, Joint Task Force-Bravo, joint security forces commander, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, presents Maribel Lebrón, mother of deceased Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, with a flag during a funeral in Orange Park, Fla., June 1, 2017. Lebrón’s most recent accomplishment was being selected for promotion to Senior Airman Below The Zone, March 23, and was posthumously promoted on the day of his passing, May 19. He leaves behind his parents, older brother, Miguel Angel, sisters Michelle and Valerie, niece, Ileana, as well as countless other family members and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Airman 1st Class Jomalier Viera-Martinez, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, presents a flag to Miguel Angel Fuentes, Jr., brother of deceased Senior Airman Gabriel Antonio Fuentes Lebrón, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, during a funeral in Orange Park, Fla., June 1, 2017. Lebrón’s most recent accomplishment was being selected for promotion to Senior Airman Below The Zone, March 23, and was posthumously promoted on the day of his passing, May 19. He leaves behind his parents, older brother, Miguel Angel, sisters Michelle and Valerie, niece, Ileana, as well as countless other family members and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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Moody Honor Guard honors fallen Kadena Airman

Published June 6, 2017
By Senior Airman Greg Nash
23d Wing Public Affairs

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