After the flag is handed to the next of kin, the final salute is rendered in honor of Capt. Kermit Evans and returned by Perneatha Evans, his wife, at a funeral Dec. 12 at Arlington National Cemetery. Captain Evans was killed in an emergency helicopter landing Dec. 3 near the shore of Lake Qadisiyah in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Captain Evans was one of 16 people aboard the Marine CH-46 helicopter and one of four servicemembers killed as a result of the landing. He is survived by his wife and 13-month-old son, Kermit Jr. Captain Evans was the commander of the 27th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosives Ordnance Disposal Flight at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Merrick)
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