Gunnery Sgt. Shawn A. Howard, the quality assurance chief for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264, and a native of Brooksville, Fla., speaks at the Regional Command Southwest Memorial Chapel on Camp Leatherneck, during a memorial ceremony honoring the life and service of Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Dudley, July 18. Dudley fell to his death from an MV-22 Osprey while conducting combat operations in southwestern Afghanistan, July 7. "He'll be missed dearly but he will be with us forever," said Howard, the quality assurance chief for VMM-264, and a native of Brooksville, Fla. "This was not just a loss for the squadron, his family and friends, but for the Marine Corps as a whole."
| Date Taken: | 07.18.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 07.18.2011 11:11 |
| Photo ID: | 429296 |
| VIRIN: | 110718-M-MF699-003 |
| Resolution: | 2720x4080 |
| Size: | 3.84 MB |
| Location: | CAMP LEATHERNECK, AF |
| Web Views: | 385 |
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