Fallen Hero - Rest In Peace. And a question came to mind.....

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

See Attached Photo.

Details:

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment places dog tags on Lance Cpl. Brandon T. Lara's memorial at the base theatre on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 3, 2009. (DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Jeremiah Handeland, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

Photographer's Name: Lance Cpl. Jeremiah Handeland
Location: Twentynine Palms


Date Shot: 8/3/2009
Date Posted: 8/6/2009
VIRIN: 090803-M-4820H-006

May God Bless Brandon's Soul.


But the pic got me thinking......
What do our Armed Services do with the service weapons of fallen soldiers? Are they 'retired'? Or are they simply absorbed into the stock system and reissued to a different unit?

I dunno.

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[adymond]

I would imagine they are reabsorbed like they are when a service person retires.