US Marines, Nepali Army hold 10th Anniversary Wreath Laying Ceremony | Operation Sahayogi Haat [Image 38 of 41]

KATHMANDU, NEPAL

05.12.2025

Photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng  

Marine Corps Installations Pacific

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Josh Entrekin, officer in charge of S-4, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks to family members of fallen Nepali Army officers who were aboard Vengeance 01 after the 10th Anniversary Operation Sahayogi Haat Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Nepal Military Museum, Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12, 2025. On April 25, 2015, Nepal was devastated by a massive earthquake, prompting the deployment of the III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific personnel as part of Joint Task Force 505 to provide humanitarian assistance during Operation SAHAYOGI HAAT. On May 12, 2015, a UH-1Y Huey helicopter, Vengeance 01, crashed while attempting to rescue wounded civilians, resulting in the deaths of all eight individuals on board, including U.S. Marines and Nepalese soldiers: Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Hug, Sgt. Ward M. Johnson IV, Capt. Dustin R. Lukasiewicz, Cpl. Sara A. Medina, Capt. Christopher L. Norgen, Maj. Tapendra Rawal, Sgt. Eric M. Seaman, and Warrant Officer 1 Basanta Titara. Entrekin is a native of Alabama. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng)

• Date Taken: 05.12.2025
• Date Posted: 05.12.2025 16:42
• Photo ID: 9030227
• VIRIN: 250512-M-DJ385-1358
• Resolution: 7519x5015
• Size: 18.8 MB
• Location: KATHMANDU, NP