Union Expresses Sorrow Upon

Clovis Family’s Second Loss in Iraq   (Back)

The city of Clovis and  members of UFCW 8 are sharing the grief of Peggy and Jeff Hubbard, who lost two of their three sons in action in Iraq.

     Hundreds of mourners watched

silently from the sidewalks of Clovis as a military procession carried the casket of Army Cpl. Nathan Hubbard to Clovis

Memorial Cemetery on Aug. 31.

    Hubbard, 21, died with 13 other

soldiers in a helicopter crash on

Aug. 22.

    He was buried next to his brother Jared, a Marine lance corporal

who was killed by a roadside bomb in 2004 at age 22.

    Peggy Hubbard works in the floral department at Vons 1756 in Clovis.

    “On behalf of the staff and members of UFCW 8, we extend our heartfelt prayers and condolences to the Hubbard family during this tragic time,” President

Army Cpl. Nathan Hubbard, left, and his

Jacques Loveall said. The family has a third son, Army Spc. Jason Hubbard, 33,

also an Iraq war veteran, as well as a daughter, Heidi.

Jason Hubbard said that Army regulations will prevent

brother, Marine Lance Cpl. Jared Hubbard.

his return to hazardous duty.

At Nathan Hubbard’s

funeral, military officials

presented Jeff and Peggy

Hubbard with a Bronze Star in

Nathan’s honor for his service

in Iraq.

Jeff and Peggy Hubbard accept Nathan’s Bronze Star.

Jeff and Peggy Hubbard shared a happy moment with sons Jason and Nathan Hubbard.

Official publication of UFCW 8-Golden State Jacques Loveall, President