U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Evan Luisi, a native Palmerton, Pa., and a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, lays his French Fourragere on the casket of Pfc. Glenn White, in Emporia, Kan., Sept. 18, 2021. White was in 1/6 when he was killed in action in Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, during World War II. “Being able to participate in the ceremony was an amazing opportunity; laying down my French Fourragere was a huge honor,” Luisi said. “My French Fourragere will be buried with him, to symbolize our brotherhood through 1/6. Something that I once wore will always be a part of his memory—that’s incredible, I’ll always remember that moment.”
| Date Taken: | 09.18.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 09.20.2021 11:13 |
| Photo ID: | 6844806 |
| VIRIN: | 210918-M-JQ356-1164 |
| Resolution: | 5435x3057 |
| Size: | 6.21 MB |
| Location: | EMPORIA, KANSAS, US |
| Hometown: | PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
| Web Views: | 141 |
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