Flag Line/Escort for KIA Cpl Derek Kerns
Event Date
04/19/2012 - 04/20/2012
Event TimeAll Day;
April 19 – 20 Flag Line / Escort
Honor Mission FLAG LINE Cpl. Derek Kerns.
Cpl. Derek A. Kerns, 21, died in the crash of an MV-22 Osprey during a military training mission in Morocco on Wednesday,
Kerns was a MV-22 crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, Marine Aircraft Group 26MV-22 based at New River Air Station in North Carolina. A Marine spokesman said that the Osprey crashed in a training area southwest of Agadir, Morocco, after taking off from the amphibious assault ship. Another crew member was also killed.
A 2008 Woodstown High School graduate, Kerns joined the Marine Corps from Fort Dix in September 2008 and was promoted to the rank of corporal in December 2010. His awards include the Global War on Terrorism Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal and a certificate of appreciation. Cpl Kerns had just married in January and has a 3-month-old son.
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April 19 Flag Line
Flag Line 1600 – 2100
H. T. Layton Funeral Home
102 S. Main Street
Woodstown, NJ
GPS 39.649321,-75.327837
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April 20 Friday Flag Line / Escort
Flag Line 0830 to 1100
Location:
Sharptown Methodist Church
3 Chapel Street
Sharptown, NJ
Parking Locations will be set By Police.
Service at 1100 …
directly Following Service We will Escort to
Salem County Veterans Cemetery
Route 45
Pilesgrove Township, NJ
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