SLIDESHOW: Funeral for two San Francisco firefighters
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06/10/11 3:25 PM
SF Examiner Staff Report
Thousands of firefighters gathered outside of St. Mary's Cathedral ahead of the funeral services for Vincent Perez and Anthony Valerio. The two San Francisco Fire Department firefighters died from injuries suffered while battling a blaze in the Diamond Heights neighborhood of San Francisco on June 2. (Dan Schreiber/The Examiner)
Thousands of firefighters gathered outside of St. Mary's Cathedral ahead of the funeral services for Vincent Perez and Anthony Valerio. The two San Francisco Fire Department firefighters died from injuries suffered while battling a blaze in the Diamond Heights neighborhood of San Francisco on June 2. (Dan Schreiber/The Examiner)
Thousands gathered in San Francisco for the funeral of Anthony Valerio and Vincent Perez, the two firefighters who died from injuries sustained while fighting a house fire in the Diamond Heights neighborhood.
Click on the photo to the right to see images from the funeral.
The memorial was held at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco. Afterword a procession will proceed to Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma.
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