Pallbearers, all company grade officers with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, lift the remains of 1st Lt. Alexander "Sandy" Bonnyman, Jr. into the back of a hearse, Sept. 24, 2015, during a dignified transfer ceremony at Borthwick Mortuary in Honolulu. Bonnyman is being escorted home from Honolulu to Knoxville, Tenn., where he will be buried with full military honors nearly 72 years after he fell in combat in the Battle of Tarawa during World War II. He will be buried alongside his parents. Bonnyman's actions on Tarawa earned the nation's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew J. Bragg)
Date Taken: | 09.23.2015 |
Date Posted: | 09.24.2015 22:31 |
Photo ID: | 2194892 |
VIRIN: | 150924-M-DP650-142 |
Resolution: | 2915x1943 |
Size: | 3.46 MB |
Location: | HONOLULU, HI, US |
Hometown: | KNOXVILLE, TN, US |
Web Views: | 57 |
Downloads: | 12 |
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