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A soldier's procession

The Coeur d'Alene community turns out to honor fallen soldier, Spc. Nicholas Newby, as his body was carried in a procession from the Coeur d'Alene airport to Yates Funeral Home. Newby died in an expolosion in Iraq and his remains were returned for burial.

Members of the Patriot Guard and associated motorcycle groups get a briefing on the layout of the procession carrying the body of Spc. Nicholas Newby, Friday, July 15, 2011, from the Coeur d’Alene airport to Yates Funeral Home.

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Spc. Tom Nguyen ties up ribbons on the fence surrounding the Army Reserve center near the Coeur d’Alene Airport in preparation for the procession carrying the body of Spc. Nicholas Newby, Friday, July 15, 2011, from the Coeur d’Alene airport to Yates Funeral Home.

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Heath Peterson, right, and his family, from left, Ryan, 12, wife Carrie and son Gavin, 10, unfold a flag in preparation for the procession carrying the body of Spc. Nicholas Newby, Friday, July 15, 2011.

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Andy Johnson, 11, salutes as the procession carrying the body of Spc. Nicholas Newby down Ramsey Rd. passes the area of Lake City High School, Friday, July 15, 2011, from the Coeur d’Alene airport to Yates Funeral Home. Behind Johnson is his mother Lisa. At left, Katie Mosgrove holds a sign she made for the occasion. Newby died in an expolosion in Iraq and his remains were returned for burial. More than 200 people gathered at the high school to pay their respects to Newby during the procession.

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The procession carrying the body of Spc. Nicholas Newby, Friday, July 15, 2011, passes by the crowd at Lake City High School on its way from the Coeur d’Alene airport to Yates Funeral Home.

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The procession carrying the body of Spc. Nicholas Newby passes slowly down Ramsey Rd. in front of Lake City High School, Friday, July 15, 2011, enroute from the Coeur d’Alene airport to Yates Funeral Home.

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Ashley Moore, 19, watches the procession carrying the body of Spc. Nicholas Newby down Ramsey Rd., Friday, July 15, 2011, from the Coeur d’Alene airport to Yates Funeral Home. Moore dated Newby before he was deployed with his National Guard unit and her father, Chris, left, used to love fishing and camping with Newby.

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The procession carrying the body of Spc. Nicholas Newby, Friday, July 15, 2011, passes by the crowd at Lake City High School on its way from the Coeur d’Alene airport to Yates Funeral Home.

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Children and families, some who never knew the soldier, watch as the procession carrying the body of Spc. Nicholas Newby down Ramsey Rd. passes the area of Lake City High School, Friday, July 15, 2011, on its from the Coeur d’Alene airport to Yates Funeral Home.

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Patriot Guard riders form up around the building after the delivery of the body of Spc. Nicholas Newby, Friday, July 15, 2011, at Yates Funeral Home.

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An honor guard carries the body of Spc. Nicholas Newby into Yates Funeral Home, Friday, July 15, 2011.

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