Created: 1/26/2007 6:12:06 PM 
By Mark Spain First Coast News
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Specialist William Rechenmacher served one tour of duty in Iraq and volunteered for a second. On Friday, he came home for the last time.
A roadside bomb exploded near the 24-year-old's Humvee in Baghdad. He was killed.
A plane carrying his body landed at NAS Jax Friday.
"I think it probably displays the emotions of many of the people here at NAS Jax," said Capt. Chip Dobson, Commanding Officer at NAS.
Military pride runs deep.
"It was very inspirational. It made me feel proud to be doing what I'm doing. Even more proud than I already am," said sailor Casey Marx.
The parents of another fallen soldier paid their respects. Their son Timothy Seamans, 20, died in Iraq in 2005.
"We've walked in their shoes and so have several other families in Jacksonville. It's good that they know that we're there for them," said Dave Seamans.
A funeral and memorial service will be held Saturday for the Rechenmacher. His mother said her son will buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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