Dignified Transfer
Operation Enduring Freedom – January 27, 2010 - Sgt. Daniel M. Angus, USMC, L/Cpl Jeremy M. Kane, L/Cpl James T. Poole, Jr.

Marine Dignified Transfer team from Marine Barracks, Washington, DC.

Colonel Andrew H. Smith Commanding Officer, Marine Barracks, Washington, DC leading senior officers onto the 747 aircraft along with Colonel Robert H. Edmondson, Commander of the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center, Dover Air Force Base.

Chaplin Lt. Col. Carl Groh, US Air Force saying a prayer for the fallen Marines.

Carry team of volunteer Dover AFB personal carry the transfer case of L/Cpl. James T. Poole Jr. on K loader.

Marine carry team carries transfer case of Sgt. Daniel M. Angus from end of 747 K-loader to the transfer vehicle

Sgt. Daniel M. Angus, 28, was on his third tour of duty in the Middle East when he was killed during combat in the Helmand province. He was well known for his dependability — a quality that made him a great friend.

Dignified transfer officer orders “Present, Arms” (slow movement salute)

Dignified transfer officer orders “Order, Arms” (slow movement salute)

Carry team moves transfer case into the mortuary transfer vehicle

Marine carry team carries transfer case of L/Cpl Jeremy M. Kane from end of 747 K-loader to the transfer vehicle

At 13, Jeremy Kane was deeply affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. The event shaped his life, and led him to a fateful choice. "He knew he had to do something for his country, and that was join the military," said his mother, Melinda, of Cherry Hill. "He wanted to serve." To drive home the point, Kane joined the Marine Corps on Sept. 11, 2006, during his freshman year at Rutgers University and served as a reservist. By Edward Colimore Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writer

Dignified transfer officer orders “Present, Arms” (slow movement salute)

Carry team moves transfer case into the mortuary transfer vehicle

Marine carry team carries transfer case of L/Cpl James T. Poole, Jr. from end of 747 K-loader to the transfer vehicle

Dignified transfer officer orders “Present, Arms” (slow movement salute)

L/Cpl James T. Poole, Jr. of Bowling Green, KY. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Carry team moves transfer case into the mortuary transfer vehicle

Transfer Vehicle Guide: Senior Airman Zenna Tunnell closing the doors of the transfer vehicle.

Mortuary vehicle driver starts engine, and Security Forces vehicle moves into escort position in front
Transfer vehicle begins to pull away

Dignified transfer officer orders final “Present, Arms” and “Order, Arms” (slow salute) as vehicle departs Carry team follows (by walking) transfer vehicle, with the transfer vehicle guide walking behind the carry team Dignified transfer officer and senior ranking officer follow (walking) behind the transfer vehicle guide, ending the dignified transfer

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13