COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — A Celebration of Life has been planned for Capt. Miguel Nava, 28, who was one of five Marines killed in a helicopter crash earlier this month.
The five MCAS Miramar-based Marines were on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on a flight from Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada, approximately 350 miles away from MCAS Miramar in San Diego, California. Their helicopter was located on the morning of Feb. 7 after it crashed in rough terrain in Pine Valley, located near San Diego.
On Feb. 16, the Marines were honored in a memorial in Pine Valley, California where more than 500 Marines, family members and friends gathered for the service.
Nava was born in Traverse City and grew up in Comstock Park, graduating from Comstock Park High School.
On Sunday, March 3 at 2 p.m. there will be a Celebration of Life for Nava held at Comstock Park High School.
The doors will open to the service at 1:15 p.m. and visitors are asked to use the main auditorium entrance in the front of the high school.
Once inside, the family has requested that only immediate family and close family friends sit in the auditorium and other friends and the general public sit in the gym.
Instead of flowers, Nava's family has given permission to share the Travis Manion Foundation QR code to make donations. The QR code can be found on the flyer for the Celebration of Life.
Nava leaves behind his wife and their newborn child. Community members organized a fundraiser to help support his wife and child during this difficult time. That can be found here.
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