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Paige Richmond of the Peninsula Gateway tells the story today of Ezra and Elijah Suko of Gig Harbor, brothers who've decided to join the Army to honor their sister Hannah's late husband, Gabriel DeRoo.
DeRoo, a sergeant with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, was killed Aug. 20, 2006, in Mosul. He was the first to be lost in the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division's second deployment to Iraq.
Ezra, 26, said he and Elijah, 19, were inspired by DeRoo in life, and in death.
From the story: “The way he lived … he was an inspiration to us; definitely an inspiration,” Ezra Suko said. “I never thought of going in to the military before (his death).”
