★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
CAPT Michael Quin, USMC '06, was lost on February 22, 2012 when the helicopter he was piloting collided with another and crashed during a training exercise in Arizona. Six other Marines were also killed. He was a member of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, preparing for a deployment to Afghanistan in April 2012.
A native of Purcellville, Virginia, he had recently become engaged.
Michael Quin seemed to have this sense of looking at "something else down the road," to his decision to join the Marine Corps, his father said. When Brad Quin asked him why he had applied to join the Corps, his son seemed to appreciate the support system the force represented, the way its members gave each other total support no matter their function or level within the Corps.
Michael was survived by his fiancée, his parents, and sisters.
To Honor! ⚓
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/MICHAEL_M._QUIN,_CAPT,_USMC