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R.I.P to the fallen angels of HMLA-169
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<blockquote data-quote="FLYIN" data-source="post: 8970888" data-attributes="member: 21018"><p>Capt. Eric Jones, one of four Marines killed Monday in a helicopter crash, was remembered yesterday by his parents as someone who fought to protect them, even as he fought thousands of miles away to protect the United States. "He never told us anything about his mission," his father, Kenneth, said in a telephone interview from Philadelphia International Airport, a short drive from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where Jones and his wife traveled to recover their son's body. "He wanted to keep that from us to keep us calm. I watch the news." Jones was just two weeks away from his tour ending, his parents said.</p><p>Living in New York following the attacks on the World Trade Center galvanized his pursuit of a military career, his father said. "He was very passionate about the military and about the Marines," Kenneth Jones said. "He was proud to be a Marine. He was my hero. ... He was a true patriot."</p><p></p><p>Jones joined the Marines after graduating in 2004 from Northeastern University, where he was a member of the lacrosse team, his father said. It had been his lifelong dream to be a fighter pilot, he said.</p><p></p><p>Though his tour of duty was nearly over, Eric Jones was scheduled to return to Camp Pendleton, Calif., where he was stationed as part of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169. Jones' girlfriend, who his parents declined to name, had moved to San Diego to be with him.</p><p>"It's just devastating to her," Kenneth Jones said. "It's devastating to us. He was such a great kid." At 6-foot-3, he cast a handsome frame in his dress blue uniform. "He was ripped," his father said. He also was funny and fun to be around, his mother said.</p><p>"He definitely had his father's sense of humor," she said. "He lit up a room."</p><p>And just as he tried to protect his parents from knowing just how much danger he faced, Jones always worked to help others in need. "He went out of his way to help the underdog," Cynthia Jones said.</p><p>Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but both parents said the strength of family and friends has guided them in the past couple days. The support system set up by the Marine Corps has also helped them grieve, they said. "This is a hard one God has given us," Cynthia Jones said, choking back tears. "We can look at Eric and not have any regrets. We're just so proud of him." </p><p><img src="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=CC&Date=20091029&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=910290317&Ref=AR&MaxW=570&MaxH=370&title=1&border=0" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Eric will be laid to rest at Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery on Saturday Nov 7th. Welcome home brother. You will be missed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FLYIN, post: 8970888, member: 21018"] Capt. Eric Jones, one of four Marines killed Monday in a helicopter crash, was remembered yesterday by his parents as someone who fought to protect them, even as he fought thousands of miles away to protect the United States. "He never told us anything about his mission," his father, Kenneth, said in a telephone interview from Philadelphia International Airport, a short drive from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where Jones and his wife traveled to recover their son's body. "He wanted to keep that from us to keep us calm. I watch the news." Jones was just two weeks away from his tour ending, his parents said. Living in New York following the attacks on the World Trade Center galvanized his pursuit of a military career, his father said. "He was very passionate about the military and about the Marines," Kenneth Jones said. "He was proud to be a Marine. He was my hero. ... He was a true patriot." Jones joined the Marines after graduating in 2004 from Northeastern University, where he was a member of the lacrosse team, his father said. It had been his lifelong dream to be a fighter pilot, he said. Though his tour of duty was nearly over, Eric Jones was scheduled to return to Camp Pendleton, Calif., where he was stationed as part of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169. Jones' girlfriend, who his parents declined to name, had moved to San Diego to be with him. "It's just devastating to her," Kenneth Jones said. "It's devastating to us. He was such a great kid." At 6-foot-3, he cast a handsome frame in his dress blue uniform. "He was ripped," his father said. He also was funny and fun to be around, his mother said. "He definitely had his father's sense of humor," she said. "He lit up a room." And just as he tried to protect his parents from knowing just how much danger he faced, Jones always worked to help others in need. "He went out of his way to help the underdog," Cynthia Jones said. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but both parents said the strength of family and friends has guided them in the past couple days. The support system set up by the Marine Corps has also helped them grieve, they said. "This is a hard one God has given us," Cynthia Jones said, choking back tears. "We can look at Eric and not have any regrets. We're just so proud of him." [IMG]http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=CC&Date=20091029&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=910290317&Ref=AR&MaxW=570&MaxH=370&title=1&border=0[/IMG] Eric will be laid to rest at Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery on Saturday Nov 7th. Welcome home brother. You will be missed. [/QUOTE]
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