Lt. Col. Kyle B. Ellison, left, commanding officer

Lt. Col. Kyle B. Ellison, left, commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Maj. William Frye, sergeant major of 2/6, salute the memorial stand of Lance Cpl. Abram L. Howard during a memorial service at the Marjah District government center in Marjah, Afghanistan, Aug. 12. Howard, from Williamsport, Pa., was killed July 27 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.