With a chill in the air, Navy Seal Brendan Looney was laid to rest Monday at Arlington National Cemetery.
The DeMatha High School graduate from Silver Spring, Md., was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan two weeks ago.
Travis Manion, his best friend and roommate at the Naval Academy, preceded him in death. A Marine, Manion was killed three years ago by a sniper in Iraq.
Looney was devastated. He choked up as he spoke at his best friend’s memorial service.
"He was a great friend," he said. "I won’t forget him. I’ll miss him."
The two young service members became so close at the Naval Academy that they were like brothers. After their 2004 graduation from the Naval Academy, they went off to fight in separate wars.
Now, the two friends are united in once more. They were buried side-by-side.
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4 comments:
How sad.
Let's pray that their surviving comrades will kill a lot of Muslims so their deaths do not go in vain.
Praise these men...and God be with their families. I hope they know how much we appreciate and honor the sacrifice they made.
Manion Hall at OCS in Quantico, VA was named so to honor Travis.
That sends chills down my spine. Very fitting they get to be buried side by side, but very sad two young promising lives are lost. My heart goes out to them, their families, their friends, and their fellow service men and women. Thank you for your service to our country.
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