Photo gallery: Funeral for Army Ranger Sgt. Martin Lugo

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Martin Lugo, a 2004 Tucson High graduate, was on his sixth combat deployment when he was killed Aug. 19 in Afghanistan.

Honoring a Fallen Soldier

Honoring a Fallen Soldier — Friends and fellow enlisted men walk behind the hearse during the funeral for Army Ranger Sgt. Martin Lugo at Holy Hope Cemetery on August 28, 2010 in Tucson, Ariz. Lugo, a 2004 Tucson High School graduate, was killed in Afghanistan on August 19. Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

Honoring a Fallen Soldier

Honoring a Fallen Soldier — Mother Maria Marin, left, holds an American flag with her daughter, Martin's sister, Leslie Lugo Bencic, right, during the funeral for Army Ranger Sgt. Martin Lugo at Holy Hope Cemetery. Lugo was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment in Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

Martin Lugo

Martin Lugo — Sgt. Martin Anthony Lugo, 24, a native of Tucson, Ariz., and a U.S. Army Ranger was killed on Aug. 19 during combat operations while deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo Courtesy U.S. Army

Honoring a Fallen Soldier

Honoring a Fallen Soldier — Father Martin Lugo Sr., right, cries as he gets consoled by Jane Welti, left, during the funeral for Army Ranger Sgt. Martin Lugo at Holy Hope Cemetery. Lugo was wounded during a firefight in Afghanistan and later died at a treatment facility. Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

Honoring a Fallen Soldier

Honoring a Fallen Soldier — The procession walks behind the herse during the funeral for Army Ranger Sgt. Martin Lugo at Holy Hope Cemetery. Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

Honoring a Fallen Soldier

Honoring a Fallen Soldier — Martin's girlfriend Marlyn Gallego cries during the funeral for Army Ranger Sgt. Martin Lugo at Holy Hope Cemetery. Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

Honoring a Fallen Soldier

Honoring a Fallen Soldier — People look on during the funeral for Army Ranger Sgt. Martin Lugo, who received the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal and Purple Heart posthumously. Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

Honoring a Fallen Soldier

Honoring a Fallen Soldier — Tucson Fire Pipes and Drums Jeff Thompson plays the bagpipe during the funeral for Army Ranger Sgt. Martin Lugo. Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

Senior Photo

Senior Photo — Handout photo of Martin Lugo, student at Tucson High Magnet School for Senior Class Achievers 2004. Lugo enlisted in the Army after high school. Handout

Honoring a Fallen Soldier

Honoring a Fallen Soldier — Martin's sister Leslie Lugo Bencic releases a bird during the funeral for Army Ranger Sgt. Martin Lugo. Lugo served as a ammunition handler, automatic rifleman, team leader and squad leader. Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

Honoring a Fallen Soldier

Honoring a Fallen Soldier — Friends of Martin move the casket during the funeral for Army Ranger Sgt. Martin Lugo at Holy Hope Cemetery. Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

Honoring a Fallen Soldier

Honoring a Fallen Soldier — The procession makes its way to the burial spot during the funeral for Army Ranger Sgt. Martin Lugo at Holy Hope Cemetery. Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

Casket Arriving in Delaware

Casket Arriving in Delaware — An Army carry team, holding the remains of Sgt. Martin Lugo, 24, of Tucson, Ariz., carry the transfer case off the transport aircraft upon arrival Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Lugo, died Aug. 19 in Puli, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Casket Arriving in Delaware

Casket Arriving in Delaware — An Army carry team, holding the remains of Sgt. Martin Lugo, 24, of Tucson, Ariz., raise the transfer case into the transfer vehicle Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, after arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Lugo, died Aug. 19 in Puli, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

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