An honor guard and Traci Herrera, wife of Sgt. 1st Class Rocky H. Herrera, attend the arrival of Rocky Herrera's body Monday in Salt Lake City. Herrera was killed Aug. 27 in Afghanistan while trying to protect fellow soldiers from a suicide bomber.
August Miller, Deseret Morning News
Top, an honor guard and Traci Herrera, wife of Sgt. 1st Class Rocky H. Herrera, attend the arrival of Rocky Herrera's body Monday in Salt Lake City. Herrera was killed Aug. 27 in Afghanistan while trying to protect fellow soldiers from a suicide bomber. Above left, a motorcade led by the Patriot Guard Riders accompanies the hearse. Above right, family members participate in the motorcade.
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