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Bodies of 4 Marines killed during NATO exercises returned to US

The 4 U.S. Marines killed throughout NATO workouts in Norway final week have been introduced dwelling.

The stays of Capt. Matthew J. Tomkiewicz, Capt. Ross A. Reynolds, Gunnery Sgt. James W. Speedy and Cpl. Jacob M. Moore have been escorted by members of their squadron to Dover Air Power Base in Delaware, the place they landed on Friday, a Marines public data officer advised The Submit.

They arrived in Delaware from Bodo, Norway, the place members of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261 held a ramp ceremony in “the early morning hours” of Friday.

A whole lot of Marines and sailors, plus NATO service members, saluted as the lads have been loaded onto an Air Nationwide Guard C-130.

The 4 Marines have been reported lacking the night of March 18, after their MV-22B Osprey did not return from a coaching mission. They have been later recovered from a crash website within the Arctic Ocean.

A Marine Corps carry staff carries the switch case containing the stays of Marine Capt. Matthew J. Tomkiewicz, of Allen, Indiana, throughout a dignified switch at Dover Air Power Base March 25, 2022.
Drew Angerer/Getty Pictures
Four U.S. Marines were killed when their Osprey aircraft crashed in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle during a NATO exercise unrelated to Russia's war in Ukraine, authorities said Saturday, March 19.
4 Marines have been killed when their Osprey plane crashed in a Norwegian city within the Arctic Circle throughout a NATO train unrelated to Russia’s warfare in Ukraine on March 18, 2022.
Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III/U.S. Marine Corps through AP
This handout photo taken on March 20, 2022 and recently released by the Norwegian Police shows the site of the plane crash of a V-22B Osprey aircraft  belonging to the US Marine Corps, that crashed during NATO exercises on March 18, 2022.
Norwegian Police launched a photograph of the Osprey crash website.
Norwegian Police/AFP through Getty I

Their our bodies shall be transferred to their ultimate resting locations in accordance with their households’ needs.

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