Photos: Max Steinberg gets hero’s burial in Israel

The parents of Israel Defense Forces Sgt. Max Steinberg, an L.A. native, grieve at his coffin during his funeral in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Steinberg, 24, was a graduate of El Camino Real High School and studied at Pierce College before joining the Israeli army in 2012.  (Ilia Yefimovich / Getty Images)

Israeli soldiers grieve during the funeral of comrade Max Steinberg, 24, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday.   (Menahem Kahana / AFP/Getty Images)

An Israeli female soldier wrapped in Israel’s flag mourns 24-year-old Max Steinberg, an L.A. native who had joined the Israel Defense Forces, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday.  (Gali Tibbon / AFP/Getty Images)

Israelis attend the funeral of Israel Defense Forces Sgt. Max Steinberg at the military cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday.  (Oded Balilty / Associated Press)

Israeli female soldiers mourn 24-year-old Israel Defense Forces Sgt. Max Steinberg at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday.  (Gali Tibbon / AFP/Getty Images)

Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Israel Defence Forces Sgt. Max Steinberg during his funeral at the Mount Herzel military cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday.  (Sebastian Scheiner / Associated Press)

Israeli comrades mourn during the funeral of Israel Defense Forces Sgt. Max Steinberg, 24, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday.  (Gali Tibbon / AFP/Getty Images)

The parents of Israeli army Sgt. Max Steinberg place flowers on his grave during his funeral in Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday.  (Abir Sultan / EPA)

A woman wraps herself in the flag of the United States during the funeral of Israeli army Sgt. Max Steinberg, 24, at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jersalem on Wednesday.  (Abir Sultan / EPA)