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Troy Lee Gilberts Analysis
U.S. Air Force Maj. Troy Lee Gilbert has been laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, 10 years after his death. The F-16C Fighting Falcon Gilbert was in crashed near Baghdad, Iraq, on November 27, 2006 and his body was taken by members of Al Qaeda.
Gilbert's wife, Ginger, and their two sons Boston and Greyson, have finally seen him receive a full military honors funeral service. And a country singer that Ginger built a bond with over her husband's love for his truck was also there to pay tribute to him.
Hearing Lee Brice's song “I Drive Your Truck" touched Ginger's heart after she lost her husband. The Air Force Major sold the old truck that he loved when it kept breaking down, so he needed to buy a new one, but keeping up on the payments
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