Memorial events set for three Marines killed in Afghanistan

Memorial work accusation for 3 U.S. Marines from the Inland Empire killed successful Afghanistan has been announced.

They were among the 13 American work members killed Aug. 26 successful a bombing astatine the Kabul airport.

The nationalist is invited to enactment the metropolis streets and wage tribute during processions scheduled for each of the Marines.

Here are details of the upcoming events.

Cpl. Hunter Lopez

Public processions and memorial events for U.S. Marine Cpl. Hunter Lopez volition statesman Thursday night, Sept. 16, and extremity Saturday, Sept. 18.

Lopez, 22, grew up successful Indio and was the lad of Riverside County Sheriff Capt. Herman Lopez, La Quinta’s constabulary chief, and Deputy Alicia Lopez.

Lopez aspired to travel successful his parents’ footsteps and go a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputy, a news release states.

The nationalist procession volition statesman astatine 5:30 p.m. Thursday, and determination eastbound from from Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 69855 E. Ramon Road successful Cathedral City. It volition walk the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station, 73705 Gerald Ford Drive. The procession is acceptable to extremity astatine St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 47225 Washington St., La Quinta.

The procession volition proceed astatine 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 17, from the religion  and question past the schools Lopez attended: Amelia Earhart Elementary School, 45250 Dune Palms Road successful Indio; John Glenn Middle School, 79655 Miles Ave. successful Indio; and La Quinta High School, 79255 Blackhawk Way. After the procession, Lopez’s assemblage volition beryllium returned to the church, wherever a nationalist viewing is acceptable for noon to 7 p.m.

Lopez’s memorial work volition beryllium Saturday, Sept. 18, astatine 11 a.m. astatine the Palm Springs Convention Center, 277 N. Avenida Caballeros. After the service, his assemblage volition beryllium taken to Riverside National Cemetery and for a backstage burial.

The normal center’s Oasis Room tin hold up to 1,000 people. Masks volition beryllium required. Public parking volition beryllium connected Avenida Caballeros.

Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui

A memorial procession and ceremonial volition beryllium staged for Lance Cpl. Kareem Mae’Lee Grant Nikoui, of Norco, connected Friday and Saturday.

Nikoui was a 20 year-old Norco High School graduate.

The nationalist procession for Nikoui volition statesman astatine 2 p.m. Friday, moving from Ontario International Airport, and traveling eastbound from the 60 freeway to the 15 freeway going south, exiting astatine 6th Street, going near onto California Avenue, and past close onto North Drive/Arlington Avenue. A backstage burial volition beryllium astatine Pierce Brothers Crestlawn Mortuary successful Riverside.

The nationalist is invited to a celebration-of-life service Saturday astatine 11 a.m. astatine Harvest Christian Fellowship Church, 6115 Arlington Ave., Riverside.

Lance Cpl. Dylan Merola

A procession for Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, of Rancho Cucamonga, volition beryllium Tuesday, Sept. 21, and permission from the Ontario airport.

The way is arsenic follows: Left connected Mission Boulevard, near connected Haven Avenue, close connected 6th Street, near connected Milliken Avenue, close connected Vintage Drive, near connected Rochester Avenue and near connected Banyan Street. It volition walk Los Osos High School, wherever helium went to school. The procession volition proceed connected Milliken Avenue, spell near connected Wilson Avenue, southbound onto Haven Avenue onto the 210 and 10 freeways going west.

Merola was 20.

The nationalist is invited to his ceremonial work Sunday, Sept. 26, astatine 2:30 p.m. astatine the Forest Lawn mausoleum, 21300 Via Verde St, Covina. Merola volition beryllium buried privately astatine Forest Lawn Memorial Park successful Covina.