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    Marines in Afghanistan honor brethren killed in helicopter crash

    CAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGHANISTAN

    01.24.2012

    Photo by Cpl. Brian Adam Jones 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Sgt. Maj. Mitchell Green holds the dog tags of a fallen Marine as he pays his respects to his comrades during a ceremony at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Jan. 24. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 held a ceremony to honor six Marines who were killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter crashed conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 19. While the crash is currently under investigation, NATO officials said there were no signs of enemy activity in the area at the time of the incident. "Every Marine in this squadron understands the dangers of our job, but that doesn't make it any easier when something like this happens," said Green, the squadron sergeant major. "People are shocked, people are upset and people are hurt. We still have a mission to do, and it's not done until we're heading back home to Hawaii."

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    Date Taken: 01.24.2012
    Date Posted: 01.24.2012 09:52
    Photo ID: 513886
    VIRIN: 120124-M-UC900-054
    Resolution: 4802x3201
    Size: 8.94 MB
    Location: CAMP LEATHERNECK, AF

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