JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – The City of Jacksonville honored the sacrifice this morning of a MARSOC Marine who died while training in Florida recently.
Marine Corps Captain Garrett Pearson died in an accident on October 3.
Pearson, 30, died during a military training exercise in South Florida.(VCU)
He was training with Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command off the coast of South Florida.
The Freedom Fountain will be put into mourning status for 3 days. That means the central jet, known as the Freedom jet, will be the only one active.
According to a GoFundMe that’s been established, Pearson leaves behind his wife, Autumn, and two daughters, Maisie and Hazel. The fundraiser says Hazel will celebrate her first birthday in December.
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