HOLLAND (WHTC) — Several members of the Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) are about to honor a former Holland-area resident and other comrades killed when a Black Hawk helicopter crash in Florida last year, according to a Washington Post report.
Staff Sgt. Andrew Seif was among those killed on March 10, 2015. His fellow Marines will don 45 pound rucksacks amd will march next month nearly 800 miles from a spot near the Florida crash site to Camp Lejeune, NC, which is also MARSOC headquarters.
Donations made to the group will support the Brothers In Arms Foundation, which assists wounded Marines, their families, and the families of Marines killed.
The Marines killed in the crash of MOJO 69, a UH-60 helicopter, on March 10, 2015. They are Staff Sgt. Kerry M. Kemp, Capt. Stanford H. Shaw III, Master Sgt. Thomas A. Saunders, Staff Sgt. Andrew C. Seif, Staff Sgt. Liam A. Flynn, Staff Sgt. Marcus Bawol and Staff Sgt. Trevor P. Blaylock.
–staff report transcribed by Peg McNichol
