Venice’s Eaton served at Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C.
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Chris Eaton was part of a special contingent of “Leathernecks” who presided at military funerals held in Arlington National Cemetery, at the Tuesday evening Sunset Parade in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial in the cemetery and at the Friday Night Parade outside the home of the Marine Corps Commandant in Washington, D.C.
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Chris Eaton was part of a special contingent of “Leathernecks” who presided at military funerals held in Arlington National Cemetery, at the Tuesday evening Sunset Parade in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial in the cemetery and at the Friday Night Parade outside the home of the Marine Corps Commandant in Washington, D.C.
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Chris at home today in his Venice apartment.
Chris Eaton was a spit and polish Marine. The lance corporal was a member of Alpha Company, Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. His company was part of a special contingent of “leathernecks” who presided at military funerals held in Arlington National Cemetery, at the Tuesday evening Sunset Parade in front of
the Iwo Jima Memorial
in the cemetery, and
at the Friday Night Parade outside the home
of the Marine Corps
commandant near 8th and I-Street in D.C.
“Two weeks after I graduated from Venice High School in 2009, I joined the Marine Corps,” said the 22-year-old Marine, who now lives in Venice. “I ended up at Parris Island for boot camp. It was a cultural shock.
