PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. A-a,!A In a moving display of respect, members of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, along with their Air Force counterparts, lined the streets here to pay tribute to a fallen comrade. The remains of Spc. Jonathon M. Sylvestre were flown to Peterson Air Force Base Friday and met by Sylvestre's family and escort officers to include USASMDC/ARSTRAT Deputy Commanding General for Operations, Brig. Gen. Kurt S. Story. A procession, led by Colorado Guard Patriot Riders, followed the lined streets of Peterson Air Force Base as hundreds of fellow Americans saluted the Colorado native and welcomed him home for the final time.
Sylvestre was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, (FOB Delta, Iraq). He was killed Nov. 2 in Kut, Iraq. Prior to enlisting on active duty, he was assigned to the 117th Space Battalion (Colorado Army National Guard) - part of USASMDC/ARSTRAT. The funeral and interment for Sylvestre was conducted today at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colo. Story presided over the service.
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