Posted by: thepinetree on 06/13/2010 12:27 AM
Updated by: thepinetree on 06/18/2010 06:35 AM
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A Town At Half Mast ~By John Hamilton (As of 2:28pm The Family is Passing Through San Andreas!)
Arnold, CA....We will continue to keep you posted as to where the family is in Calaveras County. Estimated time, 2pm....The town of Arnold and the surrounding areas have rallied around the families and friends of fallen Marine Lance Cpl. Gavin Brummund. Those wishing to honor Gavin and show support for his family as they return home from Delaware are invited to line the road on Sunday afternoon. The family's flight is expected to land in Sacramento around 12:30pm. They will be traveling up Hwy 12 through Valley Springs to Hwy 49 and then on up Hwy 4, escorted by the Calaveras Sheriffs Department along with the San Andreas CHP. Those wishing to show their support should be in place by 2-2:30pm starting in Avery to make sure they catch them as they pass. We will try and post word here when they enter Calaveras County....
Ebbett's Pass Fire personnel helped a local veteran who wishes to remain anonymous hang a huge American Flag in the Bristol's Parking Lot in Arnold. He stayed with and illuminated the Flag last night in honor of Gavin. The Ebbett's Pass Veterans Association has also placed their Flags along Hwy 4 in Brummund's honor. An eloquently worded sign in front of the Flag says it all..
Gavin was Born on February 25, 1988 in Van Nuys, California and Died: June 10 2010 in Helmand, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Gavin R. Brummund of Arnold, California graduated in 2006 from Bret Harte High School, where he played football and excelled at wrestling.
He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2007 and was deployed to Afghanistan in January 2010 and was scheduled back stateside around the middle of summer.
Gavin leaves his wife, Michaela, his parents, Gregg Brummund and Debbie Morris and his brother Cole. He died at age 22 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marines, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
He and his wife Michaela who is from Copperopolis had recently purchased a home in North Carolina.
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