Capt. Dustin R. Lukasiewicz, 29, of Harlan County, Neb., was honored Nov. 6, 2015, at the U.S. Embassy Kathmandu, Nepal. Lukasiewicz lost his life in a helicopter mishap during Operation Sahayogi Haat, a humanitarian assistance disaster relief mission in Nepal following multiple earthquakes in April and May. In the ceremony, U.S. Ambassador to Nepal the Honorable Alaina B. Teplitz, Brig. Gen. Tracy W. King, commanding general, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and the Marine Security Guard Detachment dedicated the Heritage Room in the Marine House on the embassy grounds officially naming it ‘Vengeance Hall’.‘Vengeance Hall’ will be named after the call sign of the UH-1Y Huey – ‘Vengeance 01’. The four aircrew Marines and helicopter belonged to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, from Camp Pendleton, Calif. The two other Marines on board were from Combat Camera, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Okinawa, Japan. - Capt. Dustin R. Lukasiewicz, 29, of Harlan County, Neb., was honored Nov. 6, 2015, at the U.S. Embassy Kathmandu, Nepal. Lukasiewicz lost his life in a helicopter mishap during Operation Sahayogi Haat, a humanitarian assistance disaster relief mission in Nepal following multiple earthquakes in April and May. In the ceremony, U.S. Ambassador to Nepal the Honorable Alaina B. Teplitz, Brig. Gen. Tracy W. King, commanding general, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and the Marine Security Guard Detachment dedicated the Heritage Room in the Marine House on the embassy grounds officially naming it ‘Vengeance Hall’.‘Vengeance Hall’ will be named after the call sign of the UH-1Y Huey – ‘Vengeance 01’. The four aircrew Marines and helicopter belonged to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, from Camp Pendleton, Calif. The two other Marines on board were from Combat Camera, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Okinawa, Japan.

Lance Cpl. Jacob Hug’s name is mounted July 27, 2015, in the Hall of Heroes at the Defense Information School at Fort George G. Meade, Md. Hug, along with Cpl. Sara Medina, had their names mounted to the Hall of Heroes display at DINFOS during a ceremony honoring their service after losing their lives in a helicopter crash during relief efforts in Nepal. - Lance Cpl. Jacob Hug’s name is mounted July 27, 2015, in the Hall of Heroes at the Defense Information School at Fort George G. Meade, Md. Hug, along with Cpl. Sara Medina, had their names mounted to the Hall of Heroes display at DINFOS during a ceremony honoring their service after losing their lives in a helicopter crash during relief efforts in Nepal.

U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey with Joint Task Force 505 departs for a search and rescue mission out of the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal May 13. The Osprey, which is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, carries JTF personnel in search of a UH-1Y Huey helicopter carrying six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers. The Huey, assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, went missing while conducting humanitarian assistance after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake May 12. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thor Larson) - U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey with Joint Task Force 505 departs for a search and rescue mission out of the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal May 13. The Osprey, which is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, carries JTF personnel in search of a UH-1Y Huey helicopter carrying six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers. The Huey, assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, went missing while conducting humanitarian assistance after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake May 12. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thor Larson)