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    Lt. Col. Andrew J. Mettler memorial ceremony [Image 4 of 7]

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    Lt. Col. Andrew J. Mettler memorial ceremony

    MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    09.22.2023

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa 

    2nd Marine Aircraft Wing   

    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Laurence S. Hudson, left, command senior enlisted leader of Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224, and Lt. Col. John J. Schranz, commanding officer of VMFA (AW) - 224, posthumously award the Meritorious Service Medal and promote Lt. Col. Andrew W. Mettler during a memorial ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina Sept. 22, 2023. The memorial ceremony honored the memory and legacy of Mettler, who tragically died in an F/A-18D Hornet aviation accident during a training flight near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, in support of Service Level Training Exercise 5-23. VMFA(AW) - 224 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)

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    Date Taken: 09.22.2023
    Date Posted: 09.22.2023 20:42
    Photo ID: 8038530
    VIRIN: 230922-M-NT273-1321
    Resolution: 8192x4608
    Size: 25.1 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: KILLEEN, TEXAS, US
    Hometown: MARIETTA, GEORGIA, US
    Hometown: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, US

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