Funeral held for Colorado soldier killed in combat
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A funeral service has been held in Longmont for a Colorado soldier who was killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan.
Gabriel D. Conde's family members shared poems and songs as they remembered the 22-year-old Army airborne infantryman Saturday at Lifebridge Christian Church.
Mourners stood and the Battle Hymn of the Republic played as Conde's flag-draped coffin was led out of the church after the service.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The U.S. Department of Defense said Conde died April 30. He was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
A day earlier, hundreds of people turned out for a procession escorting Conde's body through Berthoud, where he graduated high school.
He will be buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver in a private ceremony Monday.