Week ending Mar. 27, 2010

March 28, 2010 · By Jerry Castillo

Gen Allen Interment CeremonyWeek ending Mar. 27, 2010 the US Department of Defense released the names of 6 military personnel who died, while serving in the United States armed forces. This episode is dedicated to, and includes footage from the interment ceremonies for, USAF Gen. Lew Allen Jr.

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Fallen Description:

Gen. Lew Allen Jr. 84, He served as chief of staff of the Air Force from July 1978 to July 1982 and director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 1982 till 1990

Lance Cpl. Rick J. Centanni, 19, of Yorba Linda, Calif. 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4thMarine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Sgt. Joel D. Clarkson, 23, of Fairbanks, Alaska, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Cottle, 45, of Whittier, Calif. 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4thMarine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Spc. Robert M. Rieckhoff, 26, of Kenosha, Wis., 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

Sgt. 1st Class Carlos M. Santos-Silva, 32, of Clarksville, Tenn., 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Lance Cpl. Justin J. Wilson, 24, of Palm City, Fla., 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Video Description:

Performed by USAF Brass Band
Amazing Grace,
Nearer My God to Thee,
Ruffles and Flourishes, General’s March,
Taps

Photos/Resources
af.mil
defenselink.mil
jpl.nasa.gov
knoxnews.com
militarycity.com
tcpalm.com

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Jerry Castillo
Producer

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