August 13, 2009 -- Marine Sgt. Jay M. Hoskins, 24, of Paris, Texas died Aug. 6,
2009 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, HI.
Sergeant Hoskins graduated from North Lamar High School in Paris in 2003. He
joined the Marine Corps in August 2003 and reported to Hawaii in January. Jay
was the husband of Chandler McRae Hoskins and father of two sons, Tristen and Jay Wyatt.
(Jay was born in January 2010.)
Hoskins final journey home began after a chartered plane delivered his flag
draped coffin. The family welcomed their love one home. There was a formal
transfer of the coffin from the tarmac to the hearse. The staging of the
procession ran from the flight line to the main entrance to the air field. High
school students from the school he graduated from lined both sides of the
street. The video shows highlights of the seven mile journey from the airfield
to the funeral home.
Information and Video by Jerry Castillo / USFallen.org
Sgt. Jay M. Hoskins
