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VIDEO: Fallen Soldier Returns Home to Murrieta

A procession brought the remains of fallen U.S. Army Sgt. Clinton Ruiz home Friday to Murrieta,

Residents and Murrieta Valley High School students gather Friday along Washington Avenue to salute a procession carrying the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. Clinton Ruiz, a 2008 MVHS graduate.

The motorcade was led by the Patriot Guard Riders from Camp Pendleton to Murrieta, with the assistance of California Highway Patrol.

Ruiz, a husband and father, was killed Oct. 25 in Afghanistan.

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