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The Martinez-Flores Family
"I think you all know what is happening, and I hope you are praying for me. I love you very much. God will reward me in the future for the sacrifice I am making. Take care, and I hope to see you in the next few months."
-Francisco Martinez-Flores, taken from LIFE's book Last Letters Home
Francisco Martinez-Flores was a Marine PFC assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center of Twenty-Nine Palms, Cal. He was in the midst of convoy operations when the bridge he was traveling over collapsed and his tank plunged into the Euphrates River, sinking and killing everyone inside. His mother Martha and sister Nayeli Martinez-Flores share their memories, including a letter they received after Francisco was buried.
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