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Navy Vet, Federal Employee Crystal Carnes Of Fredericksburg Dies: 'Put On Some Grateful Dead' Navy Vet, Federal Employee Crystal Carnes Of Fredericksburg Dies: 'Put On Some Grateful Dead'
Navy Vet, Federal Employee Crystal Carnes Of Fredericksburg Dies: 'Put On Some Grateful Dead' Crystal Carnes, a veteran of the US Navy who recently retired from her a lead position within the Department of Defense, died on Sunday, June 30 after battling a brain tumor, her obituary on the Covenan Funeral Service website says. Crystal, 45, enlisted in the US Navy in 1997 and would go on to graduate form Russian Phase II training in Texas before serving at the Naval Security Group Detachment (NSDG) at Menwith Hill, in the United Kingdom (UK). She served until 2000, after earning the rank of Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) 3rd Class (CTI3) and was a recipient of the Natio…

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Young Marine Killed In Helicopter Crash Has Virginia Roots: 'Brother Rat Spirit' Young Marine Killed In Helicopter Crash Has Virginia Roots: 'Brother Rat Spirit'
Young Marine Killed In Helicopter Crash Has Virginia Roots: 'Brother Rat Spirit' One of the five U.S. Marines killed in a California helicopter training accident last week has Virginia ties. Capt. Jack Casey, 26, a Dover, NH native, attended the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, serving as Company I commander for the 2018-19 academic year. The Superintendent regrets to inform the VMI community of the death of Capt. Jack Casey ’19 on Feb. 7. Casey was one of... Posted by Virginia Military Institute on Friday, February 9, 2024 “It is difficult to find words in the wake of such a jarring loss,” said Capt. Eli Facemire ’19, VMI associate chaplain and c…

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Funeral Held For Arlington Marine Cpl. Spencer Collart, 21, Killed In Osprey Crash (PHOTOS) Funeral Held For Arlington Marine Cpl. Spencer Collart, 21, Killed In Osprey Crash (PHOTOS)
Funeral Held For Arlington Marine Cpl. Spencer Collart, 21, Killed In Osprey Crash (Photos) Arlington's Spencer Collart, one of three U.S. Marines killed in an Osprey crash in Australia last August, has been laid to rest. A funeral service for the 21-year-old MV-22B crew chief, was held on Sept. 25, in Section 52 of the Arlington National Cemetery. Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. (8th and I) conduct military funeral honors for U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Spencer Collart in Section 52 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Sept. 25, 2023.Elizabeth Fraser Earlier this week, military funeral honors were conducted for U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Spencer Colla…

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Arlington Marine Among 3 Dead In Osprey Crash Arlington Marine Among 3 Dead In Osprey Crash
Arlington Marine Among 3 Dead In Osprey Crash A U.S. Marine from Virginia was among three killed in an Osprey crash in Australia over the weekend. U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Spencer R. Collart, 21, of Arlington, and two others died in the Sunday, Aug. 27 crash on Melville Island, north of Darwin, around 9:30 a.m., military officials said. The two other Marines killed in the crash were: U.S. Marine Corps Captain Eleanor V. LeBeau, 29, of Illinois; and U.S. Marine Corps Major Tobin J. Lewis, 37, the executive officer of VMM-363 (REIN), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, of Colorado. Three Marines remain hospitalized, including one in cr…

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