A casket team removes the casket of U.S. Air Force
Summary
A casket team removes the casket of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, a Special Tactics combat controller assigned to the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, from a caisson during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, Jan. 24, 2019. Elchin, along with U.S. Army Capt. Andrew Ross and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Emond, were killed in action when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2018, while deployed in support of OPERATION Freedom’s Sentinel. U.S. Army Sgt. Jason McClary died later as a result of injuries sustained from the IED. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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Date
24/01/2019
Location
Arlington National Cemetery, 38.87928, -77.07359
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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