Name plaques paying tribute to Staff Sgt. Robert A. Massarelli and Sgt. Michael J. Strachota, were added to a wall of fallen heroes during an induction ceremony here, Feb. 8. During the ceremony soldiers honored Massarelli and Strachota. Both were killed when a vehicle armed with explosives crashed into their vehicle while conducting combat operations in Kandahar province, June 24, 2012. The two fallen soldiers were forever memorialized by having a photograph and a name plaque placed inside the Hall of Heroes which pays tribute to soldiers who have lost their life since 2007 while serving out


Name plaques paying tribute to Staff Sgt. Robert A. Massarelli and Sgt. Michael J. Strachota, were added to a wall of fallen heroes during an induction ceremony here, Feb. 8. During the ceremony soldiers honored Massarelli and Strachota. Both were killed when a vehicle armed with explosives crashed into their vehicle while conducting combat operations in Kandahar province, June 24, 2012. The two fallen soldiers were forever memorialized by having a photograph and a name plaque placed inside the Hall of Heroes which pays tribute to soldiers who have lost their life since 2007 while serving out of Camp Leatherneck. Memorialized forever, soldiers honor fallen brothers 130208-M-BZ222-006


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