{"id":2874,"date":"2011-06-11T06:18:04","date_gmt":"2011-06-11T14:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/?p=2874"},"modified":"2011-06-12T20:54:36","modified_gmt":"2011-06-13T04:54:36","slug":"fallen-san-francisco-firefighters-memorialized-laid-to-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2874\/fallen-san-francisco-firefighters-memorialized-laid-to-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Fallen San Francisco Firefighters Memorialized, <br>Laid to Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2011\/sffd_memorial_service_20110610\/_w2w6736_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bodies of fallen San Francisco firefighters Vincent Perez and Anthony Valerio, arrived in flag-draped caskets for a memorial service Friday at St. Mary&#39;s Cathedral. Photos by Luke Thomas.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/author\/luke\/\">Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>June 11, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of firefighters, paramedics and law enforcement officers from across the State converged on St. Mary\u2019s Cathedral yesterday to honor and pay tribute to two San Francisco firefighters lost in the line of duty.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco firefighter Lt. Vincent Perez, 48, and firefighter-paramedic Anthony Valerio, 53, both from Engine Company 26, were fatally injured June 2 while battling a house blaze in Diamond Heights.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->It was the San Francisco Fire Department\u2019s deadliest incident in 65 years.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighter companies from as far afield as Los Angeles and Redding attended the funeral services which included a vigil on Thursday and a private burial service at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma.<\/p>\n<p>As many as 200 firetrucks and emergency vehicles formed a processional convoy following the memorial service, transporting the American flag-draped caskets to their final resting place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2011\/sffd_memorial_service_20110610\/_w2w6804_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" 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class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2011\/sffd_memorial_service_20110610\/_w2w6943_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"328\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2011\/sffd_memorial_service_20110610\/_w2w6952_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2011\/sffd_memorial_service_20110610\/_w2w6965_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2011\/sffd_memorial_service_20110610\/_w2w6972_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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