Lieutenant Col. Edward W. Powers, commanding officer of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stands in front of the memorial during Park Semper Fi’s 10th anniversary ceremony at San Clemente, Calif., Oct. 11, 2015. The ceremony paid tribute to Marines with HMLA 469 who gave their lives during a humanitarian mission in Nepal, May 12, 2015. - Lieutenant Col. Edward W. Powers, commanding officer of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stands in front of the memorial during Park Semper Fi’s 10th anniversary ceremony at San Clemente, Calif., Oct. 11, 2015. The ceremony paid tribute to Marines with HMLA 469 who gave their lives during a humanitarian mission in Nepal, May 12, 2015.
Sergeant Thomas Z. Spitzer, professionally instructed gunman, Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, poses for a photo shortly after arriving in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2014. Spitzer, a 23-year-old native of New Braunfels, Texas, was killed while conducting combat operations, June 25, 2014. - Sergeant Thomas Z. Spitzer, professionally instructed gunman, Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, poses for a photo shortly after arriving in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2014. Spitzer, a 23-year-old native of New Braunfels, Texas, was killed while conducting combat operations, June 25, 2014.
Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, gathered to remember Cpl. Aaron M. Allen, a 24-year-old team leader from Santa Barbra, Calif., with the company, who was killed while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq. A memorial service was held Nov. 22 at a combat outpost where Allen served his military duties as part of a seven-month deployment. - Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, gathered to remember Cpl. Aaron M. Allen, a 24-year-old team leader from Santa Barbra, Calif., with the company, who was killed while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq. A memorial service was held Nov. 22 at a combat outpost where Allen served his military duties as part of a seven-month deployment.