Article: Fallen soldier's remains taken home to Lawrence ; Supporters greet motorcade for Jimenez

LAWRENCE - The thunder of the motorcade rumbled in the distance on the otherwise deserted highway.

As the flashing lights of police motorcycles came into view on Interstate 93, where troopers yesterday briefly stopped traffic, tears streamed down somber faces, and flags rose from a ribbon- covered Methuen overpass, where a crowd gathered to welcome home the fallen soldier.

About fourteen months ago, Army Staff Sergeant Alex R. Jimenez disappeared after insurgents ambushed his convoy as it traveled west of Mahmudiyah, Iraq. The military recovered his remains on July 8 west of Jurf As Sukhr, and yesterday, state and local police escorted a hearse carrying his casket from Hanscom Air Force Base ...

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