Posted on 06/10/2015 11:53:13 PM PDT by South40
Sgt Eric Seaman, married father of two, of Murrieta, California, was one of six U.S. Marines who died when their Camp Pendleton-based UH-1Y helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain after dropping off food in remote villages decimated by recent earthquakes in Nepal.
Eric Matthew Seaman was born in Wildomar, California. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2009. Eric trained at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. He completed Marine Combat Training and reported to Pensacola, Florida for Crew Chief Indoctrination Training. Upon graduation, Eric selected UH-1Y Hueys, and reported to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303 in Camp Pendleton for Advanced Crew Chief training.
On June 12, 2010, Sgt Seaman joined Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 ‘Vengeance’. While with Vengeance, he completed a combat deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as well as graduated from the Weapons and Tactics Crew Chief Instructor course.
Sergeant Seaman received the Air Medal with Strike/Flight bronze numeral ‘5’, the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with two bronze stars, and the NATO ISAF Afghanistan Medal.
Sgt Seaman is survived by his wife Samantha, his son Roman, and his daughter Ryleigh.
He’s guarding those golden streets. RIP Marine.
RIP Marine.....
RIP.
Rest in peace, Sgt. Seaman.
When my son joined, a Marine I worked with told me. “You’re part of the family now. You will find out what that means.”
I guess that is why my screen went all blurry when I watched that video.
Amen. Prayers for his wife and children.
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