The identities of the seven Marines killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of Florida this week have been revealed.
Staff Sgt. Kerry Michael Kemp, 27, was the proud father of a baby just shy of her first birthday.
Staff Sgt. Marcus S. Bawol, 27, was engaged to be married this October.
Capt. Stanford Henry Shaw III had served two tours of duty in Iraq and attended the United States Naval Academy.
Staff Sgt. Liam Flynn had received three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals with Valor and the Bronze Star with Valor.
Master Sgt. Thomas A. Saunders, 33, was married to a fellow Marine and the couple had a son.
Staff Sgt. Trevor P. Blaylock, 29, had served two tours of duty in Iraq and received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Valor.
Staff Sgt. Andrew C. Seif was a Silver Star Medal recipient who received the award for facing enemy fire to save a mortally wounded friend in Afghanistan.

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The Black Hawk helicopter that crashed in dense fog during a training mission in Florida was carrying seven Marines from Special Operations Command forces based in North Carolina, and four National Guard soldiers from Louisiana. Bad weather  prevented the recovery of bodies and the flight recorder from the wreckage on Thursday, and while the military had not officially released any times, loved one of those on the doomed copter did speak with the press.. Now however, the names and identities of the seven Marines have been revealed. Scroll down for video. Crews lower a piece of a Black Hawk helicopter onto a barge in the Santa Rosa Sound near Pritchard Point in Florida. Staff Sgt. Andrew C. Seif (left) and Staff Sgt. Trevor P. Blaylock (right) Staff Sgt. Andrew C. Seif was a Silver Star Medal recipient who received the award for facing enemy fire to save a mortally wounded friend in Afghanistan in July 2012. He was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, and lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, until middle-school when his family moved to Holland, Michigan, the Marines said. Seif, 26, grew up playing soldier in his backyard and joined the Marines just weeks after graduating from high school, according to an article about his award published this week in the Camp Lejeune Globe, the post newspaper. By 2012, he had spent two years as a special forces operator with the 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, which operates from the Middle East to Central Asia. Seif and his teammate, Sgt. Justin Hansen, were closing in on one of western Afghanistan's bomb experts, according to the paper. They came under fire, and Hansen was hit. Seif moved Hansen to safer position and treated his teammate's wounds. Seif returned fire, advanced alone across the compound and found the targeted bomb-maker. 'The fact that (Seif) continued to fight through the objective to get Sgt. Hansen taken care of, putting himself in the line of fire, speaks volumes to who he is and demonstrates that he would never leave a Marine behind,' said Maj. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman. Seif's wife was at his side when he received the medal. Staff Sgt. Trevor P. Blaylock, 29, was born in Lake Orion, Michigan, and swam on the varsity swim team. He attended Henry Ford Community College for one year before joining the Marine Corps in 2006. Initially, he was a mechanic in an armored reconnaissance battalion at Camp Pendleton in California. He served two tours in Iraq in 2007 and 2008. His decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Valor. His home near Camp Lejeune was within earshot of dull booming sounds of artillery or other heavy weapons. Master Sgt. Thomas A. Saunders (left) and Staff Sgt. Liam Flynn (right) Born in Bonn, Germany, Master Sgt. Thomas A. Saunders, 33, enlisted in the Marines after graduating from high school in Virginia. Following basic training in 1999, he was assigned to Camp LeJeune. He deployed to Kosovo and served with special operations teams in Iraq and Afghanistan before years before joining a Marine Corps special operations unit in 2010. He spent eight months as a liaison to Army Special Operations Command before joining his Middle East-focused regiment four years ago. He was married to a fellow Marine based at Camp Lejeune, and the couple has one son, according to an award by the Marine Corps Association & Foundation naming Saunders its special forces operator of 2014. Born in Reading, England, Staff Sgt. Liam Flynn, 33, moved to Queens, New York in 2002. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2006. After boot camp, he was assigned to Camp Lejeune. He served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan before joining the Marine Corps' special operations force in 2011 and returning to Afghanistan in 2012. Flynn's heroism was honored by receiving three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals with Valor and the Bronze Star with Valor. Capt. Stanford Henry Shaw III (left) and Staff Sgt. Marcus S. Bawol (right) Capt. Stanford Henry Shaw III, 31, was from Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and attended Ridge High School, where he was student government president and captain of the varsity lacrosse team. He attended the United States Naval Academy and became a commissioned Marine officer upon graduation in 2006. He graduated from the Infantry Officer Course and was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines. He served two tours of duty in Iraq in 2007 and 2009, according to information provided by the Marines at Camp Lejeune. His career took him to Japan, where he became the deputy camp commander of a jungle warfare training center on Okinawa in 2011. He graduated from the Malaysian army's jungle warfare course and then joined the Marine special forces. Staff Sgt. Marcus S. Bawol of Warren, Michigan, "loved everything about the military," said his sister, Brandy Peek. 'He couldn't wait to join. He wanted to fight for our country and was always striving to be the best Marine he could be,' Peek said. The 27-year-old graduated in 2006 from Warren Mott High School. Bawol played baseball and football and was a member of the school's swim team, according to district Superintendent Robert Livernois. Bawol attended Olivet College for a year, where he was a catcher on the baseball team. He had planned to marry his fiancée in October, Peek said. On Thursday, Warren Mayor Jim Fouts ordered flags in the city, just north of Detroit, flown at half-staff. Staff Sgt. Kerry Michael Kemp (above), 27, was the proud father of a baby just shy of her first birthday. Debris: Pentagon officials say the 11 on board are presumed and that the mission is now one of search and recover. Staff Sgt. Kerry Michael Kemp, 27, was the proud father of a baby just shy of her first birthday and loved horsing around with his nephews. 'He would wrestle with them. He really got into that, the wrestling and playing. He'd carry them around on his back,' said his sister-in-law, Lora Waraksa. He was a "proud Marine, a loving husband and most wonderful father," she said. He also loved golfing and the ocean — he often took his nephews out to hunt for sea shells. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Kemp met his wife, Jenna, at Port Washington High School in Wisconsin, where he was voted "best smile" by his senior class. He graduated in 2005. He started as an artillery mechanic, and his military merit led to three quick promotions. He completed training in special operations in 2012 and spent seven months in Afghanistan before returning in June. Meanwhile, divers have found the wreckage of the military helicopter in just 25 feet of water. A small memorial stands in the sand along Highway 98 in Navarre, Florida. 'It was certainly a high-impact crash,' said Eglin Fire Chief Mark Giuliano, and 'very, very, very dense fog' was complicating the response. There's almost no visibility at the spot where the wreckage was found, forcing search crews to move slowly to avoid colliding with each other, and the surf is too rough still to pull the wreckage to the surface. Dozens of airmen walked the shores of Santa Rosa Sound Thursday, recovering pieces of clothing and bits of wreckage, but the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday afternoon, and will instead focus on helping the Army recover the remaining fuselage and debris, it said. President Barack Obama has promised a thorough investigation into the cause, which is being led by the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center out of Fort Rucker, Alabama. The helicopter went down Tuesday night in fog so thick that another helicopter turned back. American flags stand in the median near the bridge entrance to Navarre Beach, Florida. A woman at campground nearby, Kim Urr, said she heard a metallic sound and then two muffled explosions as it disappeared into the narrow waterway separating Santa Rosa Island from the Florida panhandle mainland. This dense sea fog, which could persist through Friday, is common when warm southern air meets cold water this time of year, said Jack Cullen, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Mobile, Alabama. The same fog enveloped a large gathering holding a vigil on a pier Wednesday night. Crashing Gulf waves created a somber backdrop to the songs, tears and prayers of the people, who have strong ties to the military and the sprawling Eglin Air Force Base. 'My heart is really hurt right now knowing these people were here just on training - knowing they went and left their family members and did not give that goodbye, you know, because they weren't going off to war,' said a tearful Dolly Edwards, herself the wife of a Marine.
Identiteterna på de sju marinsoldater som dödades i en helikopterkrasch utanför Floridas kust den här veckan har avslöjats. Stabschef. Kerry Michael Kemp, 27 år, var stolt far till ett barn bara blyg inför sin första födelsedag. Stabschef. Marcus S. Bawol, 27 år, förlovade sig i oktober. Kapten. Stanford Henry Shaw III hade tjänstgjort två tjänsteresor i Irak och gick på United States Naval Academy. Stabschef. Liam Flynn hade fått tre marin- och marinkårs achievementmedaljer med tapperhet och bronsstjärnan med tapperhet. Mäster Sgt. Thomas A. Saunders, 33 år, var gift med en marinkollega och paret fick en son. Stabschef. Trevor P. Blaylock, 29, hade tjänstgjort två tjänsteresor i Irak och fick marinkårens och marinkårens lovmedalj med tapperhet. Stabschef. Andrew C. Seif var en mottagare av Silver Star-medaljen som fick priset för att ha mött fiendens eld för att rädda en dödligt sårad vän i Afghanistan. Skriv en artikel baserad på dessa höjdpunkter.
The identities of the seven Marines killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of Florida this week have been revealed. Chief of Staff. Kerry Michael Kemp, 27, was proud the father of a child just shy for his first birthday. Chief of Staff. Marcus S. Bawol, 27, got engaged in October. Captain. Stanford Henry Shaw III had served two missions in Iraq and attended the United States Naval Academy. Chief of Staff. Liam Flynn had received three Marine and Marine Corps Achievement Medals with gallantry and the bronze star with bravery. Master Sgt. Thomas A. Saunders, aged 33, was married to a marine colleague and the couple had a son. Chief of Staff. Trevor P. Blaylock, 29, had served two missions in Iraq and received the Marine Corps and Marine Corps praise medal with bravery. Chief of Staff. Andrew C. Seif was a recipient of the Silver Star Medal who received the award for meeting enemy fire to save a mortally wounded friend in Afghanistan. Write an article based on these highlights.
Black Hawk-helikoptern som kraschade i tät dimma under ett utbildningsuppdrag i Florida bar på sju marinsoldater från Special Operations Command-styrkor baserade i North Carolina, och fyra nationalgardets soldater från Louisiana. Dåligt väder förhindrade att kroppar och färdregistrator återhämtade sig från vraket på torsdag, och även om militären inte officiellt hade släppt några gånger, älskade någon av dem på den dödsdömda kopter talade med pressen.. Nu dock namnen och identiteterna på de sju marinsoldaterna har avslöjats. Scrolla ner för video. Besättningarna sänker ner en bit av en Black Hawk-helikopter på en pråm i Santa Rosa Sound nära Pritchard Point i Florida. Stabschef. Andrew C. Seif (till vänster) och Staff Sgt. Trevor P. Blaylock (höger) Stabssgt. Andrew C. Seif var en mottagare av Silver Star-medaljen som fick utmärkelsen för att ha mött fiendens eld för att rädda en dödligt sårad vän i Afghanistan i juli 2012. Han föddes i Fairbanks i Alaska och bodde i Albuquerque i New Mexico fram till mellanstadiet då hans familj flyttade till Holland, Michigan, sade marinkåren. Seif, 26 år, växte upp med att spela soldat på sin bakgård och gick med i marinkåren bara veckor efter examen från gymnasiet, enligt en artikel om hans pris publicerad denna vecka i tidningen Camp Lejeune Globe. År 2012 hade han tillbringat två år som specialförbandsoperatör med 2:a marinens specialoperationsbataljon, som opererar från Mellanöstern till Centralasien. Seif och hans lagkamrat, Sgt. Justin Hansen närmade sig en av Afghanistans bombexperter, enligt tidningen. De blev beskjutna och Hansen blev träffad. Seif flyttade Hansen till säkrare position och behandlade sin lagkamrats sår. Seif besvarade elden, avancerade ensam över området och hittade bombmakaren. "Det faktum att (Seif) fortsatte att kämpa sig igenom målet att få Sgt. Hansen tog hand om sig själv, satte sig i skottlinjen, talar volymer till vem han är och visar att han aldrig skulle lämna en marinsoldat bakom sig, sade generalmajor Joseph L. Osterman. Seifs fru var vid hans sida när han fick medaljen. Stabschef. Trevor P. Blaylock, 29, föddes i Orionsjön i Michigan och simmade i simlaget varsity. Han gick på Henry Ford Community College i ett år innan han gick med i marinkåren 2006. Inledningsvis var han mekaniker i en pansarspaningsbataljon vid Camp Pendleton i Kalifornien. Han tjänstgjorde två turnéer i Irak 2007 och 2008. Bland hans utsmyckningar märks Flottans och Marinkårens prismedalj med tapperhet. Hans hem nära Camp Lejeune var inom hörhåll av matt bommande ljud av artilleri eller andra tunga vapen. Mäster Sgt. Thomas A. Saunders (till vänster) och Staff Sgt. Liam Flynn (till höger) Född i Bonn, Tyskland, mäster Sgt. Thomas A. Saunders, 33, tog värvning i marinkåren efter att ha tagit examen från gymnasiet i Virginia. Efter grundutbildning 1999 fick han tjänst vid Camp LeJeune. Han utplacerades till Kosovo och tjänstgjorde med särskilda insatsgrupper i Irak och Afghanistan innan han år 2010 anslöt sig till en marinkårs specialoperationsenhet. Han tillbringade åtta månader som sambandsman till Arméns specialoperationskommando innan han anslöt sig till sitt Mellanösternfokuserade regemente för fyra år sedan. Han var gift med en marinkollega baserad på Camp Lejeune, och paret har en son, enligt en utmärkelse av Marinkårens förening & stiftelse som namngav Saunders dess specialförbandsoperatör 2014. Född i Reading, England, stabschef. Liam Flynn, 33, flyttade till Queens, New York 2002. Han tog värvning i Marinkåren 2006. Efter stövellägret fick han tjänst vid Camp Lejeune. Han tjänstgjorde tjänsteresor i Irak och Afghanistan innan han anslöt sig till marinkårens specialoperationsstyrka 2011 och återvände till Afghanistan 2012. Flynns hjältemod hedrades genom att ta emot tre marin- och marinkårs achievementmedaljer med tapperhet och bronsstjärnan med tapperhet. Kapten. Stanford Henry Shaw III (till vänster) och Staff Sgt. Marcus S. Bawol (till höger) Capt. Stanford Henry Shaw III, 31, var från Basking Ridge, New Jersey och gick på Ridge High School, där han var elevregeringspresident och kapten för varsity lacrosse-laget. Han gick på United States Naval Academy och blev en beställd marinofficer vid examen 2006. Han avlade officersexamen vid infanteriets kurs och fick tjänst vid 1:a bataljonen, 7:e marinkåren. Han tjänstgjorde två tjänsteresor i Irak 2007 och 2009, enligt uppgifter från marinsoldaterna vid Camp Lejeune. Hans karriär tog honom till Japan, där han 2011 blev ställföreträdande lägerkommendant för ett träningscenter för djungelkrigföring på Okinawa. Han utexaminerades från den malaysiska arméns djungelkrigföringsbana och anslöt sig sedan till marinens specialstyrkor. Stabschef. Marcus S. Bawol från Warren, Michigan, "älskade allt om militären", sa hans syster, Brandy Peek. Han kunde inte vänta på att få vara med. Han ville kämpa för vårt land och strävade alltid efter att bli den bästa marinsoldat han kunde vara, sade Peek. 27-åringen utexaminerades 2006 från Warren Mott High School. Bawol spelade baseboll och fotboll och var medlem i skolans simlag, enligt distriktsöverintendent Robert Livernois. Bawol gick på Olivet College i ett år, där han var catcher i basebolllaget. Han hade planerat att gifta sig med sin fästmö i oktober, sade Peek. På torsdag beställde Warren Mayor Jim Fouts flaggor i staden, strax norr om Detroit, som flögs på halvstaff. Stabschef. Kerry Michael Kemp (ovan), 27 år, var stolt far till ett barn bara blyg inför sin första födelsedag. Debris: Pentagon tjänstemän säger att de 11 ombord antas och att uppdraget nu är en av söka och återhämta sig. Stabschef. Kerry Michael Kemp, 27 år, var stolt far till ett barn som bara var blyg inför sin första födelsedag och älskade att fnaska omkring med sina brorsöner. Han skulle brottas med dem. Han kom verkligen in på det, brottningen och leken. Han skulle bära dem på ryggen, sa hans svägerska, Lora Waraksa. Han var en "stolt marinsoldat, en kärleksfull make och mest underbar far", sade hon. Han älskade också golf och havet — han tog ofta med sig sina brorsöner ut för att jaga efter sjösnäckor. Född i Memphis, Tennessee, träffade Kemp sin fru, Jenna, på Port Washington High School i Wisconsin, där han blev framröstad som "bästa leende" av sin seniorklass. Han tog examen 2005. Han började som artillerimekaniker, och hans militära merit ledde till tre snabba befordringar. Han genomgick utbildning i specialoperationer 2012 och tillbringade sju månader i Afghanistan innan han återvände i juni. Under tiden har dykare hittat vraket efter militärhelikoptern i bara 25 meter vatten. Ett litet minnesmärke står i sanden längs Highway 98 i Navarra, Florida. "Det var verkligen en stor krasch, sade Eglin brandchef Mark Giuliano, och "mycket, mycket, mycket tät dimma" komplicerade svaret. Det finns nästan ingen sikt på platsen där vraket hittades, vilket tvingar sökteamen att röra sig långsamt för att undvika att kollidera med varandra, och surfingen är för grov ändå för att dra vraket till ytan. Dussintals flygare gick längs Santa Rosa Sounds stränder torsdag, och hämtade klädesplagg och delar av vrakdelar, men den amerikanska kustbevakningen avbröt sitt sökande torsdag eftermiddag, och kommer istället att fokusera på att hjälpa armén att återfå den kvarvarande flygkroppen och spillror, sade det. President Barack Obama har lovat en grundlig utredning av orsaken, som leds av USA:s stridsberedskapscenter från Fort Rucker, Alabama. Helikoptern gick ner tisdag kväll i dimma så tjock att en annan helikopter vände tillbaka. Amerikanska flaggor står i median nära brons ingång till Navarre Beach, Florida. En kvinna på campingplatsen i närheten, Kim Urr, sade att hon hörde ett metalliskt ljud och sedan två dämpade explosioner när det försvann i den smala vattenvägen som skiljer Santa Rosa Island från Florida panhandle fastlandet. Denna täta havsdimma, som skulle kunna bestå under fredagen, är vanlig när varm sydlig luft möter kallt vatten den här tiden på året, sade Jack Cullen, en meteorolog inom nationalvädertjänsten i Mobile, Alabama. Samma dimma omslöt en stor samling som höll vaka på en pir onsdagskväll. Crashing Gulf vågor skapade en dyster bakgrund till sånger, tårar och böner av folket, som har starka band till militären och den spretiga Eglin flygbas. "Mitt hjärta är verkligen ont just nu veta dessa människor var här bara på träning - att veta att de gick och lämnade sina familjemedlemmar och inte gav det farväl, du vet, eftersom de inte skulle iväg till krig," sade en tårfylld Dolly Edwards, själv hustru till en marinsoldat.
The Black Hawk helicopter that crashed in dense fog during a training mission in Florida carried seven Marines from Special Operations Command forces based in North Carolina, and four National Guard soldiers from Louisiana. Bad weather prevented bodies and flight recorders from recovering from the wreckage on Thursday, and although the military had not officially released a few times, any of them loved on the doomed copter spoke to the press.. Now however, the names and identities of the seven Marines have been revealed. Scroll down for video. The crews lower a piece of a Black Hawk helicopter on a barge in Santa Rosa Sound near Pritchard Point, Florida. Chief of Staff. Andrew C. Seif (left) and Staff Sgt. Trevor P. Blaylock (right) Stabssgt. Andrew C. Seif was a recipient of the Silver Star Medal who received the award for meeting enemy fire to save a mortally wounded friend in Afghanistan in July 2012. He was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, and lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, until middle school when his family moved to Holland, Michigan, the Marine Corps said. Seif, 26, grew up playing soldier in his backyard and joined the Marine Corps just weeks after graduating from high school, according to an article about his award published this week in Camp Lejeune Globe newspaper. By 2012, he had spent two years as a special unit operator with the 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, operating from the Middle East to Central Asia. Seif and his teammate, Sgt. Justin Hansen approached one of Afghanistan's bomb experts, according to the newspaper. They were shot at and Hansen was hit. Seif moved Hansen to a safer position and treated his teammate's wounds. Seif returned fire, advanced alone across the area and found the bomber. "The fact that (Seif) continued to fight its way through the goal of getting Sgt. Hansen took care of himself, sat down in the line of fire, speaking volumes to who he is and showing that he would never leave a Marine behind," said Major General Joseph L. Osterman. Seif's wife was by his side when he received the medal. Chief of Staff. Trevor P. Blaylock, 29, was born in Lake Orion, Michigan, and swam on the swimming team varsity. He attended Henry Ford Community College for a year before joining the Marine Corps in 2006. Initially, he was a mechanic in an armored reconnaissance battalion at Camp Pendleton, California. He served two tours in Iraq in 2007 and 2008. His decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Prize Medal with Valor. His home near Camp Lejeune was within earshot of dull booming sounds of artillery or other heavy weapons. Master Sgt. Thomas A. Saunders (left) and Staff Sgt. Liam Flynn (right) Born in Bonn, Germany, Master Sgt. Thomas A. Saunders, 33, enlisted in the Marine Corps after graduating from high school in Virginia. After basic education in 1999, he was assigned to Camp LeJeune. He was deployed to Kosovo and served with special operations teams in Iraq and Afghanistan before joining a Marine Corps Special Operations Unit in 2010. He spent eight months as liaison officer to the Army Special Operations Command before joining his Middle East-focused regiment four years ago. He was married to a marine fellow based at Camp Lejeune, and the couple have one son, according to an award by the Marine Corps Association & Foundation naming Saunders its special unit operator in 2014. Born in Reading, England, Chief of Staff. Liam Flynn, 33, moved to Queens, New York in 2002. He joined the Marine Corps in 2006. After the boot camp, he was assigned to Camp Lejeune. He served missions in Iraq and Afghanistan before joining the Marine Corps Special Operations Force in 2011 and returned to Afghanistan in 2012. Flynn's heroism was honored by receiving three Marine and Marine Corps Achievement Medals with bravery and the bronze star with bravery. Captain. Stanford Henry Shaw III (left) and Staff Sgt. Marcus S. Bawol (right) Capt. Stanford Henry Shaw III, 31, was from Basking Ridge, New Jersey and attended Ridge High School, where he was student government president and captain of the varsity lacrosse team. He attended the United States Naval Academy and became a commissioned Navy officer upon graduation in 2006. He earned an officer's degree at the infantry course and was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Corps. He served two missions in Iraq in 2007 and 2009, as reported by the Marines at Camp Lejeune. His career took him to Japan, where he became deputy camp commandant of a training center for jungle warfare at Okinawa in 2011. He graduated from the jungle warfare course of the Malaysian Army and then joined the special forces of the Navy. Chief of Staff. Marcus S. Bawol of Warren, Michigan, "loved everything about the military," said his sister, Brandy Peek. He couldn't wait to join us. He wanted to fight for our country and always strived to become the best Marine he could be," Peek said. The 27-year-old graduated from Warren Mott High School in 2006. Bawol played baseball and football and was a member of the school's swimming team, according to district superintendent Robert Livernois. Bawol attended Olivet College for a year, where he was a catcher on the baseball team. He had planned to marry his fiancée in October, Peek said. On Thursday, Warren Mayor ordered Jim Fout's flags in the city, just north of Detroit, which were flown on half-staff. Chief of Staff. Kerry Michael Kemp (above), aged 27, was the proud father of a child just shy for his first birthday. Debris: Pentagon officials say that the 11 on board are adopted and that the mission is now one of search and recover. Chief of Staff. Kerry Michael Kemp, 27, was the proud father of a child who was only shy about his first birthday and loved to hooker around with his nephews. He was going to wrestle with them. He really got into it, the wrestling and the game. He would carry them on his back, said his sister-in-law, Lora Waraksa. He was a "proud Marine, a loving husband and most wonderful father," she said. He also loved golf and the sea — he often took his nephews out to hunt for sea snails. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Kemp met his wife, Jenna, at Port Washington High School in Wisconsin, where he was voted "best smile" of his senior class. He graduated in 2005. He began as an artillery mechanic, and his military merit led to three rapid promotions. He underwent training in special operations in 2012 and spent seven months in Afghanistan before returning in June. Meanwhile, divers have found the wreckage of the military helicopter in just 25 meters of water. A small memorial stands in the sand along Highway 98 in Navarra, Florida. "It was really a big crash, Eglin fire chief Mark Giuliano said, and "very, very, very dense fog" complicated the answer. There is almost no visibility of the site where the wreck was found, forcing the search party to move slowly to avoid colliding with each other, and the surfing is too rough anyway to drag the wreck to the surface. Dozens of airmen walked along the beaches of Santa Rosa Sound Thursday, picking up clothing and parts of wreckage, but the U.S. Coast Guard suspended their search Thursday afternoon, and will instead focus on helping the army recover the remaining fuselage and debris, said it. President Obama has promised a thorough investigation into the cause, led by the U.S. Battle Preparedness Center from Fort Rucker, Alabama. The helicopter went down Tuesday night in fog so thick that another helicopter turned back. American flags stand in the median near the bridge's entrance to Navarre Beach, Florida. A woman at the nearby campsite, Kim Urr, said she heard a metallic sound and then two muted explosions when it disappeared in the narrow waterway separating Santa Rosa Island from the Florida panhandle mainland. This dense sea mist, which could last on Friday, is common when hot southern air meets cold water this time of year, said Jack Cullen, a meteorologist in the National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama. The same fog surrounded a large collection that kept vigil on a pier Wednesday night. Crashing Gulf waves created a bleak background to songs, tears and prayers by the people, who have strong ties to the military and the sprawling Eglin air base. "My heart is really bad right now knowing these people were here just at training - knowing that they went and left their family members and didn't give it goodbye, you know, because they weren't going to war," said a tearful Dolly Edwards, herself wife of a Marine.