A
member of the memorial cross detail places USMC Cpl. Jeffrey Standfest's dog
tags around the pistol grip of a M16 A2 service rifle during a memorial
service held to honor Standfest on June 22, 2010. Deployed to
Afghanistan with Alpha Company, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion,
Regimental Combat Team 2, Standfest was killed by an improvised
explosive device while attempting to clear a building of suspected IEDs.
Photo by USMC Sgt. Dorian Gardner |