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Texas helicopter paramedic laid to rest

By Daisy Martinez
Valley Morning Star
Copyright 2008 Valley Morning Star

SAN BENITO — Police car, ambulance and fire truck sirens wailed Monday as family and community members gathered to pay their last respects to paramedic Michael Sanchez.

Sanchez’s mother was inconsolable, crying out “Michael” and “I want my son back.”

Hundreds more, including paramedics and law enforcement officials from around the Rio Grande Valley, saluted the 39-year-old as his flag-draped casket arrived at Mont Meta Cemetery in San Benito, his final resting place.

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