A Jamaican-born, United States (US) marine sergeant, who was killed in Afghanistan last month, has been laid to rest with full military honours at a US veterans cemetery.
After a funeral service on Friday, family members and other mourners bid their final farewell to Sgt. Marlon Earl Myrie, 25, at South Florida National Cemetery, this afternoon.
Fellow marines honoured him with a 21-gun salute and the 24 haunting notes of Taps.
The details of Sergeant Myrie death have not been released. The US Marine Corps says he died from injuries sustained during a fire fight in Afghanistan on June 25, which involved a hand grenade. They say he was taken to a field hospital in Helmand province where he later died.
