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Cpl. Sara A. Medina, 23, of Aurora, Ill., was honored Nov. 6, 2015, at the U.S. Embassy Kathmandu, Nepal. Medina lost her life in a helicopter mishap during Operation Sahayogi Haat, a humanitarian assistance disaster relief mission in Nepal following multiple earthquakes in April and May. In the ceremony, U.S. Ambassador to Nepal the Honorable Alaina B. Teplitz, Brig. Gen. Tracy W. King, commanding general, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and the Marine Security Guard Detachment dedicated the Heritage Room in the Marine House on the embassy grounds officially naming it ‘Vengeance Hall.’ ‘Vengeance Hall’ will be named after the call sign of the UH-1Y Huey – ‘Vengeance 01’. The four aircrew Marines and helicopter belonged to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, from Camp Pendleton, CA. The two other Marines on board were from Combat Camera, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Okinawa, Japan.
| Date Taken: | 11.06.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 11.06.2015 12:22 |
| Photo ID: | 2272409 |
| VIRIN: | 151106-M-KH795-029 |
| Resolution: | 3264x2336 |
| Size: | 2.9 MB |
| Location: | KATHMANDU, NP |
| Hometown: | AURORA, ILLINOIS, US |
| Web Views: | 221 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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Fallen Marines in Nepal helicopter crash honored at U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu
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