23-year-old Sergeant Alec Langen of Chandler among those honored
SAN DIEGO, CA — On Friday, the United States Marine Corps held a memorial for the five Marines who were killed in a helicopter crash on February 7.
According to USMC, 550 Marines, friends and family attending the memorial service for Lance Cpl. Donovan Davis, 21, of Olathe, Kansas, Sgt. Alec Langen, 23, of Chandler, Arizona, Capt. Benjamin Moulton, 27, of Emmett, Idaho, Capt. Jack Casey, 26, of Dover, New Hampshire, and Capt. Miguel Nava, 28, of Traverse City, Michigan.Family of Langen told ABC15 that they will be able to bring Langen home on Friday, February 23. His memorial will be held on Monday, February 26 in Phoenix.
The Marines were flying a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Creech Air Force Base, northwest of Las Vegas, where they had been doing unit-level training and were returning home to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, defense officials said. The helicopter had gone missing during a historic storm in California.
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