PHOTOS: Honoring a fallen Marine
Family members and fellow Marines grieve during funeral services at St. Martin De Porres Roman Catholic Faith Community Church in Yorba Linda for Marine Corps Reserve Lance Cpl. Rick J. Centanni, 19, of Yorba Linda, who was killed March 24 when his armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. (Bret Hartman / For The Times)
Marines carry Centanni’s casket into the church. Santa Ana police officers stand at attention for the fallen Marine, whose father, Jon, is a Santa Ana police sergeant. (Bret Hartman / For The Times)
Centanni’s mother, Sarah Leas, grieves as her son’s casket is carried into the church. A 2008 graduate of Esperanza High School in Anaheim, he was assigned to the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve at Camp Pendleton. (Bret Hartman / For The Times)
Members of the Santa Ana Police Department take their places during funeral services for Centanni, who was killed along with Marine Corps Reserve Sgt. Maj. Robert Cottle, 45, a SWAT officer for the Los Angeles Police Department, who, coincidentally, also hailed from Yorba Linda. (Bret Hartman / Los Angeles Times)
A woman grieves as Centanni’s casket is taken out of a hearse. He was buried at Riverside National Cemetery. (Bret Hartman / For The Times)
Community members show their support after the funeral service for Centanni, who helped persuade three classmates at Esperanza High to enlist with him in the military. One entered the Army. Two others joined him in the Marine Corps. (Bret Hartman / For The Times)
