A trumpeter from The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard plays

A trumpeter from The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard plays "Taps" during military funeral honors with escort for U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 24, 2019.
Elchin, along with U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Emond and U.S. Army Capt. Andrew Ross, died Nov. 27, 2018 from injuries sustained when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Andar, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Another soldier, Sgt. Jason Mitchell McClary, died Dec. 2, 2018 as a result of injuries sustained from the same explosion. Elchin was assigned to the 26th Special Tactics Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. The soldiers were assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. At the time, the service members were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
Ross and Emond were also buried in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery – Ross on Jan. 8, 2019 and Emond on Jan. 11, 2019.
Dawna Duez, Elchin’s mother, received the U.S. flag from the service.
(U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)