This Memorial Day, Legacy Remediation remembers those who "gave all" to help protect and defend the freedoms we enjoy today.
Being a veteran-owned company with veteran employees, the Legacy Team has a strong connection to Memorial Day. We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable weekend, as we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Legacy Remediation Honors Memorial Day and remembers the heroes who served alongside our veteran crew members that were taken far too young:
September 3, 1987 "A Marine Corps transport helicopter flying a nighttime training mission in a remote area of Camp Pendleton crashed and burned, killing all four Marines aboard... Killed in the accident were the pilot, 1st Lt. Chris R. Toburen, 27, of Laguna Hills; co-pilot 1st Lt. Scott R. Hiester, 27, Mission Viejo; crew chief Lance Cpl. Todd B. Kershner, 20, Lomax, Ill., and an observer, 1st Lt. Christopher A. Tanner, 27, Malvern, Ark". reference
November 1987 "The Navy was unsuccessful during the search for a Marine who was thrown into the ocean after his military helicopter lost power and slammed into an amphibious assault ship 20 miles off the coast near Camp Pendleton... Marquez was a 19-year-old member of a ground combat element of the 11th Marine Amphibious Unit based at Camp Pendleton." reference
October 8, 1990
United States Missing In Action Or Captured
"At approximately 0513 hours on October 8, 1990, two UH1N helicopters from HMM 164 embarked on the USS OKINAWA for an at-sea NVG [Night Vision Goggle] training operation off the coast of Oman. The two helicopters disappeared from radar and failed to respond to radio calls during the training mission. Searches revealed no sign of the aircraft of its crew and all were declared missing at sea. The eight U.S. Marines men aboard the two helicopters are the first military personnel to become missing in Operation Desert Shield." reference
April 8, 2009 "Cpl. Eric Martinez, 21, a field radio operator, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, Williams, Ariz... was one of 19 Marines who died in the crash of an MV-2 Titlrotor Osprey northeast of Tuscon." reference
December 11, 2009 "Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Rodriguez 19, of Fairhaven, Mass.; assigned to 1st Combat Eng Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Dec. 11, 2009 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan." reference
“We remember those who were called upon to give all a person can give, and we remember those who were prepared to make that sacrifice if it were demanded of them in the line of duty.”
- Ronald Regan