
SPANISH FORK, Utah — Before he could get his U.S. citizenship, Marine Lance Cpl. Cesar F. Machado-Olmos died in a vehicle accident in Iraq.
Two hundred people gathered Sept. 19 to honor him at a memorial service at the Spanish Fork National Guard Armory.
Machado-Olmos, who would have turned 21 on Sept. 20, died a week ago in a non-combat vehicle accident. He was the first Latino from Utah killed in the Iraq war.
He joined the Marines on Aug. 25, 2001, just a few months after graduating from Spanish Fork High School.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Hispanic Advisory Council wanted to honor the Marine for his service to his country,
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