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The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon, marines from the “The President’s Own” Marine Band, and marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. (8th and I) conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin Hoover in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 24, 2021.
Hoover died on Aug. 26, 2021, as a result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan. Twelve other service members from the U.S. Marines Corps, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Army died in the same attack supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Hoover was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Kelly Henson, Hoover’s mother, received the U.S. flag from Hoover’s service. It was presented to Henson by U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Seth Meade, Hoover’s best friend.
(U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery)
| Date Taken: | 09.24.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 09.24.2021 16:34 |
| Photo ID: | 6856074 |
| VIRIN: | 210924-A-IW468-021 |
| Resolution: | 5568x3712 |
| Size: | 17.31 MB |
| Location: | ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US |
| Web Views: | 9 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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