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Alex Cabrero and Gene Kennedy ReportingA special honor took place this morning for a Utah Marine killed in Iraq last summer. A Salt Lake City street was renamed in his honor.
Part of 300 South became "Adam Galvez Street," named after the Utah Marine who died in Iraq last summer.
Local Boy Scouts got a petition going in the neighborhood to get the city council to rename the street. Almost every person who lives there signed the paper. Now, just like John Stockton and Karl Malone with streets named after them in downtown Salt Lake, Adam Galvez will be remembered here.
More than 50 Marines in one room is enough to make anyone notice, especially when they've been to Iraq. They weren't here to share war stories, though, they were here for Adam Galvez, a Utah Marine who died in Iraq this past summer.
Capt. Hunter Rawlings, United States Marine Corps: "He was a fantastic marine and a fantastic leader, and he was one of our best. All of us are very proud of him."
These Marines traveled by bus all the way from Twentynine Palms, California to Salt Lake City Thursday night just to have dinner with Galvez's father, Tony.
Tony Galvez, Adam's Father: "Some of the people were in the vehicle with Adam when he died."
They're also all here to celebrate this street in Salt Lake being renamed from 3rd South to Adam Galvez Street in the area of 11th West.
Sara Manzanares: "No, it don't bother me."
Neighbors like Sarah Manzares all signed a petition passed around by Boy Scouts to convince the city to rename the street. She's honored to live here.
Sarah Manzanares, Lives on 300 South: "As long as I know my street, I've been here for so many years that I know where my street is."
But for as much of an honor it is for her, it's a million times more for Galvez's father.
Tony Galvez: "Somebody else in the future is going to go down and say, who's John Stockton? He was a basketball player. Who's Adam Galvez? He was a marine who died for your freedom and your rights,' and so that's what that means to me."
It was an emotional ceremony. Everyone we spoke with had great things to say about him.
