Inverted M16A2 service rifles, serve as representation of the 14 service members who perished in the 10 May, 1996 helicopter accident at Camp Lejeune during CJTFEX 96. The different head gear on top of the rifles shows that helicopter pilots, crewman, infantryman, and a U.S. Army STAFF Sergeant, were among those who died. This photo was taken during the memorial service
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96
Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune
State: North Carolina (NC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: CPL. J. E. Marshall
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
14/05/1996
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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