Camp Pendleton Marine Died Doing What He Loved

Utah Marine dies in on-base crash; body returns home Saturday 
Deseret News
By Ben Lockhart
Published: Friday, July 10 2015

"He loved being a Marine. He loved riding his motorcycle. He loved his family, and he loved people," the elder Haggarty said. "He died doing what he loved, being who he was."

SALT LAKE CITY — Sean Haggarty knew there was always a chance his son, by virtue of enlisting as a U.S. Marine, could die at a young age.

But after his 20-year-old boy died unexpectedly in a motorcycle crash at Camp Pendleton in San Diego this week, Haggarty says he is no more equipped than any grieving parent to describe the overpowering heartbreak of losing a child.

"There are no words to explain the loss we've got," Haggarty said. "There are no words to explain the pain."

Sean Thomas Haggarty, who has the same first and last name as his father, was killed on base Monday in the crash, his father said. The elder Haggarty was notified by Marines at his home around midnight that night. The days since have been filled with family members clinging to memories and each other for consolation.

"We sit there, and we cry, we laugh, and remember (Sean)," his father said.
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UPDATE
Utah Marine killed in motorcycle accident gets final honors from military, community

Fox Company 2nd Battalion 23rd Marines carry the casket of Lance Cpl. Sean Thomas Haggarty Saturday, July 11, 2015, out of the Delta Airlines air cargo hangar in Salt Lake City, with family and friends standing by, as he is brought home for the final time. Sean was killed in a motorcycle accident at Camp Pendleton in San Diego on Monday, July 6, 2015.
Scott G Winterton, Deseret News