Keywords: 120422-M-PH863-002 (6964066010).jpg U S Marine Staff Sgt Derick Clark a kennel supervisor with Headquarters and Service Company 2nd Battalion 9th Marine Regiment and 26-year-old native of Hillsdale Mich comforts Yeager an improvised explosive device detection dog as they wait for the beginning of a memorial service in honor of Lance Cpl Abraham Tarwoe a dog handler and mortarman who served with Weapons Company 2nd Bn 9th Marines here April 22 2012 Tarwoe who became Yeager ™s handler in July 2011 was killed in action during a dismounted patrol in support of combat operations in Helmand province ™s Marjah district April 12 Tarwoe ™s fellow Marines remember him for his contagious laughter and smile and his unfaltering courage on the battlefield https //www flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/6964066010/ 120422-M-PH863-002 2010-06-18 13 40 https //www flickr com/people/39955793 N07 U S Department of Defense Current Photos PD-USGov U S Department of Defense Current Photos https //flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/6964066010 2016-09-03 11 41 39 United States Government Work United States Marine Corps in the War in Afghanistan 2001-present Military working dogs 2nd Battalion 9th Marines |