Canine Kennel to be Named For Fallen Marine and Dog

MARSOC MARINE TO BE HONORED IN DEDICATION CEREMONY
WWAY TV 3 News
By: Elizabeth Bynum
09/04/2015

Cpl. David M. Sonka alongside his canine partner, Flex (Source: MARSOC)

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC (WWAY) — A MARSOC Marine will be honored in a ceremony Monday in memory of both him and his canine partner overseas.

A MARSOC spokesperson said a Multi-Purpose Canine kennel will be named in honor of Cpl. David M. Sonka. They said Cpl. Sonka, along with his Multi-Purpose Canine Flex and SSgt. Eric D. Christian, were killed in May of 2013 in Afghanistan. 

The spokesperson said Cpl. Sonka, an Aurora, Colo., native, was on his second combat deployment. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart medal.
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