GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad 853270 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-53703"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fmarines-killed-in-nepal-relief-mission-honored%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Marines+killed+in+Nepal+relief+mission+honored.&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fmarines-killed-in-nepal-relief-mission-honored&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AMarines killed in Nepal relief mission honored.%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/marines-killed-in-nepal-relief-mission-honored" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="90cf971c6577a833e724dd9da6ec3329" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/053/703/for_gallery_v2/0b843498.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/053/703/large_v3/0b843498.jpg" alt="0b843498" /></a></div></div>Two Marines killed while documenting relief efforts in Nepal became the latest visual information specialists to have their names added to the Hall of Heroes at the schoolhouse where they trained.<br /><br />Cpl. Sara Medina, a combat photographer, and Lance Cpl. Jacob Hug, a combat videographer, were assigned to Marine Corps Installations Pacific when they got the call to cover the service&#39;s relief efforts in Nepal following a devastating April 25 earthquake. On May 12, they were among the six Marines killed when their UH-1Y Venom helicopter crashed eight miles north of Charikot.<br /><br />On Monday, Medina and Hug were inducted into the Defense Information School&#39;s Hall of Heroes aboard Fort George G. Meade in Maryland. There are now 128 names in the hall, which recognizes troops in public affairs or visual information job specialties who have died in the line of duty since the Korean War.<br /><br />Read more at ...<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/07/29/marines-killed-nepal-relief-mission-honored/30798545/">http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/07/29/marines-killed-nepal-relief-mission-honored/30798545/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/018/986/qrc/635737724920992013-MAR-Hug-Medina-combo.jpg?1443049864"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/07/29/marines-killed-nepal-relief-mission-honored/30798545/">Marines killed in Nepal relief mission honored</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Two Marines killed while documenting relief efforts in Nepalbecame the latest visual information specialists to have their names added to the Hall of Heroes at the schoolhouse where they trained.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 2015-07-29T17:06:51-04:00 GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad 853270

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2015-07-29T17:06:51-04:00 2015-07-29T17:06:51-04:00 Capt Richard I P. 853291

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Semper Fidelis and rest in peace.

2015-07-29T17:18:04-04:00 2015-07-29T17:18:04-04:00 GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad 853293

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2015-07-29T17:19:47-04:00 2015-07-29T17:19:47-04:00 PFC Terry Kuehner 853617

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>They now join their brothers and sisters who have gone before them to guard the streets of gold SEMPER FI

2015-07-29T20:19:57-04:00 2015-07-29T20:19:57-04:00 Sgt Mitchell Sporar 853691

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Very sad. RIP Semper Fi. Any word on what caused the Helo to crash...?

2015-07-29T21:05:44-04:00 2015-07-29T21:05:44-04:00 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member 853792

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Semper Fidelis, we have the watch.

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