Marine Staff Sgt. Andrew Seif Laid To Rest At Arlington

Decorated Marine killed in Florida training accident buried at Arlington National Cemetery 
By WRIC Newsroom
Published: April 16, 2015

The ordeal is a stark reminder of the risks associated with military service that aren’t always on the front lines of the battlefield.

Staff Sgt. Andrew C. Seif, a critical skills operator with 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, was awarded the Silver Star Medal during a ceremony at Stone Bay aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 6, 2015.
(Photo: Dept. of Defense via ABC News)

The pouring rain on Tuesday was fitting for the occasion: a military funeral was held at Arlington National Cemetery for Marine Staff Sgt. Andrew Seif, killed in a training accident in Florida one month ago.

Exactly one week after being awarded the Navy’s third-highest award for valor, the Silver Star, Seif’s helicopter crashed in heavy fog during a training exercise in the Florida panhandle. Among the dead were some of the most highly trained Marines and Army pilots: 11 men from Marine Special Operations Command, knowns as MARSOC, and two pilots and two crewmembers from the Louisiana National Guard.
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