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Marine Cpl. Jacob
Fales reacts as his mother Glenda lunges toward the casket of her son Marine
Cpl. Adam Fales, brother of Jacob and James, left, during the burial service
for Adam Friday afternoon at Straight Mountain Baptist Church in Oneonta.
Katherine Cathey
weeps on her husband's casket at the Reno airport as Major Beck comforts
her. She clung to it for several minutes, refusing to move. "I know Jim's
going to be with me in so many ways," she said later. "And there will be so
many people who will teach his son about his father"
Family members
of Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Patten watch as he is laid to rest at Arlington
National Cemetery, Va., on Wednesday. Patten, a member of Fox Company, 2nd
Battalion, 7th Marines, died Dec. 1 with nine other Marines when an
improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near their base on the edge of
Fallujah, Iraq. Eleven other Marines were injured in the attack.
Gunnery Sgt.
Jorge Miranda, right, and Gunnery Sgt. Paul Faulkner knelt to pray during
the funeral for Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas on Tuesday at St. Ignatius
Catholic Church.
Marines carry
the casket of U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray to the funeral service
being held for him at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery located in
Rittman on Rawiga Rd. In the foreground is a riffle and helmet seen at
military funerals. The 27-year- old Atwater Township native who was killed
in Iraq recently was honored Monday afternoon. (Akron Beacon Journal/Ken
Love)
Ian Murray, 5,
the son of U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray plays with a teddy bear
at the funeral service which was held at Waterloo High School Monday,
November 28, 2005. Jeremy was buried at the Ohio Western Reserve National
Cemetery located in Rittman on Rawiga Rd. The 27-year- old Atwater Township
native who was killed in Iraq recently was honored Monday afternoon. (Akron
Beacon Journal/Ken Love)
Marines carry
the casket of U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray to the funeral service
being held for him at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery located in
Rittman on Rawiga Rd. The 27-year- old Atwater Township native, who was
killed in Iraq, was honored Monday afternoon. (Akron Beacon Journal/Ken
Love)
Under sunny
skies, hundreds of mourners came to pay their respects to fallen Marine
Lance Cpl. John Lucente on Saturday in Nevada City. Following his casket,
background from left, are Lucente's stepfather Shawn Mason, mother Christine
Mason, sister Cassie, 9, and brother Chris, 15. Photo by Karina
Williams/Auburn Journal
During a
service Tuesday in Oakley for U.S.Marine Corps Capt. Tyler Swisher, killed
Oct. 21 in Iraq, Capt. Gary McCullar, left, comforted Swisher's wife,
Stephanie, standing with the couple's two daughters and son.
His brother
Marines carry US Marine Staff Sergeant Rick Pummill to his final resting
place at Mt. Moriah Cemetery Thursday afternoon. His wife Chantal and her
father Paul Raney look on (right).
A Marine
Corps honor guard carries the casket of fellow Marine Lance Cpl. Chad R
Hildebrandt after funeral services at the Maxwell High School gymnasium on
Sunday afternoon in Maxwell, N.M. Hildebrandt was killed Oct. 17 near the
Iraq-Syria border during a patrol in the aftermath of the Iraqi national
referendum. His family said he enemy fighters shot him after he had
dismounted from his vehicle during a firefight.
Donald
Pummill, age 3, the son of Marine Staff Sgt. Rick Pummill, touches his
father's casket during his burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Withamsville,
Ohio, on Thursday. Pummill was killed by a roadside bomb near Nasser Wa
Salaam, 25 miles west of Baghdad, last week. He served with the 2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, based in Camp Lejeune, N.C.
U.S. Marines pallbearers carry the coffin
containing the remains of 12 servicemen who were missing in action from the
Vietnam War at a funeral service at Arlington National Cemetery Friday, Oct.
7, 2005 outside Washington. The Marines who were individually indentified
are: Cpl. Gerald E. King of Knoxville, Tenn.; Lance Cpls. Joseph F. Cook of
Foxboro, Mass., Raymond T. Heyne of Mason, Wis., Donald W. Mitchell of
Princeton, Ky., Thomas W. Fritsch of Cromwell, Conn.; Pfcs. Thomas J.
Blackman of Racine, Wis., Paul S. Czerwonka of Stoughton, Mass., Barry L.
Hempel of Garden Grove, Calif., Robert C. Lopez of Albuquerque, N.M.,
William D. McGonigle of Wichita, Kan.; Lance Cpl. James R. Sargent of
Anawalt, W. Va. Additionally, the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. Glenn E. Miller
of Oakland, Calif. will be included in the group burial. (AP Photo/Charles
Dharapak)
Sgt. Jimmie Oing
of the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion plays taps as Marine Cpl. Gerald E.
King is laid to rest with full military honors Saturday at New Gray
Cemetery.
Members
of the United States Marine Corps escort the casket of Lance Cpl.
Christopher J. Dyer of the Marine Cops Reserves 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines,
to Tri-County Baptist Church for his memorial service in West Chester, Ohio,
August 17, 2005. Dyer and 13 other Marines were killed by a roadside bomb in
Iraq on August 3, 2005. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan
U.S.
Marines honor guard members fire one of three volleys during the funeral of
Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Dyer, 19, of Evendale, Ohio, at Arlington
National Cemetery Monday Aug. 22, 2005, outside Washington. Dyer was killed
in an Aug. 3 roadside explosion in Iraq and was among 16 Ohio-based Marines
who had been killed within days of one another. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
U.S.
Marines honor guard members carry the remains of Marine Lance Cpl.
Christopher J. Dyer, 19, of Evendale, Ohio, during his funeral at Arlington
National Cemetery Monday Aug. 22, 2005, outside Washington. Dyer was killed
in an Aug. 3 roadside explosion in Iraq and was among 16 Ohio-based Marines
who had been killed within days of one another. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
An
unidentified relative stands over the casket of Honduran-born U.S. Marine
Sgt. Ramon Ernesto Gonzalez during a funeral service in the northern city of
San Pedro Sula, Honduras August 22, 2005. Gonzalez, 30, was killed on August
8 by small arms fire in Ramadi, in western Iraq, where U.S. forces have
suffered heavy casualties in recent days. REUTERS/Neptali Romero/LA PRENSA
A bagpiper plays as the Marine Honor
Guard carries the body of Lance Cpl. Brian Montgomery to a waiting hearse at
the Mentor United Methodist Church after a memorial service Wednesday, Aug.
10, 2005, in Mentor, Ohio.
Mary Williams, left, receives a flag from
U.S. Marine Maj. Kirk Greiner Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005 in Columbus, Ohio
during the funeral of her son, Cpl. Andre Williams, who was killed July 28
in Iraq. Williams was a member of Lima Company 3rd Battalion based in
Columbus, of which nine of fourteen Marines killed Wednesday in Iraq were
also members. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Mary Williams, left, and Robert Williams
comfort each other Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005, in Columbus, Ohio as the casket
of their son, Cpl. Andre Williams, who was killed on July 28 in Iraq, is
brought to the cemetery. Williams was a member of Lima Company 3rd Battalion
based in Columbus, of which nine of fourteen Marines killed Wednesday in
Iraq were also members. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
One-year-old Alex Montgomery, dressed in
a U.S. Marine unform, attends the funeral of his father, U.S. Marine LCpl
Brian Montgomery at the Western Reserve Memorial Gardens in Chesterland,
Ohio August 10, 2005. LCpl Montgomery was killed while serving in Iraq
August 1. REUTERS/Ron Schwane
The Marine Color Guard carries the casket
of Lance Cpl. Brian Montgomery, who was killed in action, as family members
and friends look on at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Brook
Park, Ohio August 6, 2005. Montgomery was one of several Marines of the 25th
Regiment, 3rd Battalion who were killed in action last week. REUTERS/Ron
Kuntz
A hearse carrying the body of Marine
Lance Cpl. Brian Montgomery leaves the Cleveland Hopkins International
Airport in Brook Park, Ohio August 6, 2005. Montgomery who is with the 25th
Regiment, 3rd Battalion, was one of several Marines killed in Iraq last
week. REUTERS/Ron Kuntz
A
hearse caring the body of Lance Cpl. Daniel N. Deyarmin Jr., 22, of
Tallmadge, Ohio, leaves Cleveland Hopkins International Airport on Saturday,
Aug. 6, 2005, in Cleveland. The hearse was headed to the Donovan Funeral
Home in Tallmadge. Deyarmin was one of five Ohio Marines killed in Iraq on
Monday. (AP Photo/Scott R. Galvin)
John
Thomas, 83, holds a photo of his grandson, Spc. John Thomas, 33, Tuesday
Aug. 2, 2005, in Valdosta, Ga. The younger Thomas, a former Marine,
was among eight Georgia National Guardsmen killed recently by roadside bombs
in Iraq. (AP Photo/Elliott Minor)
This July 19, 2005 family photo
shows Lance Cpl. Brian Montgomery of Willoughby, left, and Daniel Nathaniel
'Nate' Deyarmin, Jr. of Tallmadge, in Iraq. The two Marine reservists based
in Brook Park were killed Monday, Aug. 1, 2005, with four other members of
their unit, while on sniper duty in Iraq. (AP Photo/Family Photo via Akron
Beacon Jounal)
A photo of Marine Cpl Jeffery Boskovitch
of North Royaton, Ohio, is placed in front of the 3rd Battalion, 25th
Marines Unit at Brookpark, Ohio, August 3, 2005. REUTERS/Ron Kuntz
First Sgt. Robert Beith presents Tiffany Mounce, the widow of Cpl.
Clifton B. Mounce, with a flag during a service for her husband Thursday in
Ecru, Miss. The Camp Lejeune-based Marine was killed July 14 in a roadside
bombing in Iraq. Copyright 2004 The Associated Press.
Members of a U.S. Marine honor guard carry the casket of Marine Lance Cpl.
Thomas Keeling, 23, past family member into St. John Neumann Church Tuesday,
June 28, 2005 in Strongesville, Ohio. Keeling died in an explosion in
Haqlaniyah, Iraq. He was assigned to the Marine Forces Reserve, 3rd
Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division.. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Marines
carry the flag-draped casket of Lance Cpl. Robert Thomas Mininger, of
Sellersville, Penn., during his funeral service at Arlington Cemetery, in
Arlington, Va., Monday, June 20, 2005. Mininger, who was 21, died in Iraq
from wounds suffered in an explosion during combat. (AP Photo / Susan Walsh)
Jake Bacon/Arizona Daily Sun A Marine honor guard
carries the casket of Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson from the Flagstaff
Christian Fellowship church after a funeral service Wednesday afternoon.
Mortenson, 22, was killed April 22 by an improvised explosive device while
on patrol with his unit in Ramadi, Iraq. To order this photo, go to
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Bagpiper
Joe Dodson stands among the thousands of headstones at the Zachary Taylor
National Cemetery as he plays at the burial service for Marine Sgt. David
Neil Wimberg, Tuesday, May 31, 2005, in Louisville, Ky. Wimberg was killed
last week in Iraq.
Former
Marine and Vietnam veteran Manuel Garcia, pays his Memorial Day respects at
the Arlington West memorial in Santa Monica, Calif., Monday, May 30, 2005.
Each cross in the memorial, erected by Veterans for Peace, represents a U.S.
casualty killed in Iraq.
British Black Watch bag piper Paul
Colville of Glasgow, Scotland plays during a memorial service for the 1st
Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, California May 26, 2005. Some 420
soldiers, sailors, Marines and British soldiers serving with the 1st Marine
Division were killed in Iraq. Since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003, at
least 1,647 American military personnel have lost their lives in Iraq.
REUTERS/Mike Blake
Military pilots, including Navy Capt. Bill Sizemore, center, and Navy Cmdr.
Nick Mongillo, who served with Marine pilot Maj. John C. Spahr at the Top
Gun school in Fallon, Nev., bow their heads in prayer during memorial
service for Spahr and Marine Capt. Kelly Hinz, Thursday, May 26, 2005, at
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. A statement from the Hinz family
said Hinz and another pilot, identified by authorities as Maj. John C.
Spahr, 42, of Cherry Hill, N.J., died Monday when their single-seat F/A-18
Hornet jets collided insouth-central Iraq. (AP Photo/Charlie Neuman, Pool)
Sabina
Lawrence of Medford, N.J., (middle, holding camera) and Tracey Harrington,
of Baltimore, at far right, both older sisters of fallen Marine John C.
Spahr, stand as Marines salute during the end of memorial service for Spahr
and Marine Captain Kelly Hinz, Thursday, May 26, 2005, at the Marine Corps
Air Station Miramar, Calif. Holding flowers are daughters of Tracy
Harrington, Grace, 8, front, and Kelly, 7, behind Kelly. Molly Hinz, wife of
Kelly Hinz, is woman wearing sun glasses. Hinz and Spahr died earlier this
month when their single-seat F/A-18 Hornet jets collided over south-central
Iraq, according to information from the family and authorities. (AP
Photo/Charlie Neuman, Pool)
Soldiers
salute as a Marine honor guard brings the body of Marine Lance Cpl. Lawrence
Philippon, 22, from West Hartford, Conn., to the Asylum Hill Congregational
Church, in Hartford, Conn., Sunday, May 15, 2005. Philippon was killed May
8th by small arms fire while serving in Iraq. As a member of the Marine
Corps Color Guard, Lance Cpl. Lawrence Philippon carried the flag at the
funeral for President Reagan. (AP Photo/Steve Miller)
U.S.
Marines remove the body of Lance Cpl. Wesley Davids of the Marine Corps
Reserves's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division from a horse
drawn caisson during his funeral at Dublin Community Church in Dublin, Ohio,
May 19, 2005. Davids was one of four Marines from the Columbus, Ohio, based
Lima Company killed in fighting in Iraq last week. Davids was killed May 11
from and explosion during combat operations in Karabilah, Iraq. REUTERS/Matt
Sullivan
Mia Donald,
three-year-old neice of Sgt. Rafael Peralta of San Diego, California, wears
a picture of her uncle during a welcome home and reunion ceremony for the
1st Battalion, 3rd Marines Regiment, returning from Iraq at Marine Corp Base
Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, May 12, 2005. Sgt. Paralta, a Mexican
American, is nominated for a medal of honor for his actions in Iraq.
REUTERS/Lucy Pemoni
An honor guard from the United States Marine Corps carries the flag draped
coffin of Lance Cpl. Samuel Sharp, Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at Arlington
National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Sharp and three other men died 38 years
ago on Hill 665 near Khe Sanh, Vietnam, close to the Laos border, in a
battle with North Vietnamese troops. The coffins of Petty Officer Malcolm
Thomas Miller, 2nd Lt. Heinz Ahlmeyer and Sgt. James Tycz are in the
foreground. (AP Photo/Haraz Ghanbari)
Johnny Spann of Winfield, Ala., pauses at the grave of
his son, Johnny “Mike” Spann, at Arlington National Cemetery in February. He
was killed in 2001 in Afghanistan.(Haraz Ghanbari / AP)
Jennifer Sagner,
sister of Lance Cpl. Michael L. Starr Jr., places flowers on his coffin,
Thursday. Starr was one of 31 servicemen killed when their helicopter
crashed last week in Iraq.(Sun photo by Jed Kirschbaum)
Feb 3, 2005
Joanne and David Fuller hold a photo of their son, 1st
Lt. Travis J. Fuller, and the Bronze Star he was awarded posthumously.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser
James Kinchen of
Salcha, Alaska, kneels Tuesday at the casket of his son, Marine Lance Cpl.
Jeremiah Kinchen, during a funeral service at Colyell Baptist Church.
Kinchen died April 4, 2005, in Al Anbar Province in western Iraq. Kinchen
was a Livingston Parish native and lived there until he was 13 when his
family moved to Alaska.
US Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brent Fisher takes a photo
of the portrait of his fellow Marine Sgt. Edgar E. Lopez at the new exhibit
at Arlington National Cemetery entitled: 'Faces of The Fallen,' featuring
1,300 portraits by 200 artists of US troops who died in the wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan . The exhibit focuses on those who died between 10 October,
2001, and 11 November, 2004(AFP/Paul J. Richards)
Jordan McDonald cries by his brother's M-16 after a
ceremony honoring 15 fallen Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
at W.P.T. Field at Camp Lejeunee, N.C., on Thursday. McDonald's brother Cpl.
Jonathan Beatty was killed in Iraq on Jan. 27. — Gerry Broome / AP Photo
Navy
comrades file out of Pearl Harbor Memorial Chapel after a service for Petty
Officer 3rd Class John D. House.
A photo of Marine Cpl. James Lee Moore in
Fallujah, Iraq in December is projected on a screen with his casket sitting
in front of it during his memorial service Thursday at the Douglas County
Fairgrounds in Roseburg.
Friend Ryan Braun,
left, and James Moore’s sister Melissa Andrews hold the last letters they
received from Moore, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq Jan. 2.
Gunnery Sgt. Barry Baker
presents an American flag to Michele Lehto, wife of Marine Staff Sgt. Jason
A. Lehto, who was killed Dec. 28 in Iraq. With her are her son Nathan, 11,
Jason Lehto's father, Bob Lehto, and his brother, Anthony.
Sgt.
Joe Houser pauses at the casket of his brother, Sgt. Tom Houser, following
funeral services at St. Joseph Cemetery in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on
Wednesday. Houser, a member of the 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company assigned
to work with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, was killed Jan. 3 by enemy
fire in Iraq’s Anbar province, military officials said.
Marine
Cpl. Cory Spencer weeps during a Service of Remembrance for nine Marines and
one Navy corpsman killed in Iraq. Spencer was a close friend of one of the
Marines, Lance Cpl. Franklin Sweger.
The
lei-draped photographs of five troops killed in Iraq — Lance Cpl. Jeffery S.
Blanton, Lance Cpl. Blake Magaoay, Petty Officer Julian Woods, Lance Cpl.
Brian Medina and Sgt. Rafael Peralta — were on display during a memorial
service at Marine Corps Base Hawai'i.