DAGUPAN CITY – The body of a young Filipino-American soldier who died in Iraq early last month finally arrived here today, ending his grieving parents’ and relatives’ almost a month of waiting.
According to Rosario Doria, the remains of her son, US Army Staff Sgt. Richwell Doria, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 9 a.m. yesterday and it was at their residence at Barangay Pantal here at 4 a.m. today.
He will be buried at the Eternal Gardens Memorial Park here tomorrow in full military honors, with US Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney and other US Embassy and military officials in attendance.
The young Doria, 25, died on Nov. 7 in Kirkuk, Iraq, after being struck by small arms fire during an air assault mission, according the US Department of Defense website.
