Callaway Co. Marine to be laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetary
UPDATE: The Mid-Missouri man who was one of 16 marines killed in a Mississippi plane crash last month will be laid to rest Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery.
The interment for Sgt. Talon Leach will take place at 1 p.m., according to the Cunningham Turch Funeral Home in Virginia.
A visitation was also held for Leach Monday night from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Those in Mid-Missouri who wish to pay their respects can attend a memorial service in Kingdom City on Sunday, Aug. 20. The service will be held at North Callaway High School at 4 p.m.
You can find more information on that here.
ORIGINAL STORY: According to an official press release, Gov. Eric Greitens has ordered that the U.S. and Missouri flags at state buildings be flown at half-staff on Aug. 15 to honor decorated Marine Sergeant Talon Leach.
Sergeant Leach, 27, of Fulton, died in the line of duty after a transport plane he was in crashed on its way to a pre-deployment training.
ABC 17 News previously reported that a benefit dinner was held in Sergeant Leach’s honor. The event was held at the American Legion Post 5 on Tanner Bridge Road in Jefferson City. People paid for a chicken dinner, alongside a 50/50 raffle and silent auction. The proceeds were split evenly between Leach’s mother and father.
