A member of the memorial cross detail places Cpl. Jeffrey Standfest’s dog tags around the pistol grip of a M16 A2 service rifle during a memorial service held to honor Standfest, June 22. Deployed to Afghanistan with Alpha Company, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, Standfest was killed by an improvised explosive device while attempting to clear a building of suspected IEDs. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dorian Gardner) Flickr - DVIDSHUB - Engineer Falls Victim to IED, Leaves Heritage of Honorable Service

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