City of Loveland Press Release - October 30, 2009
Office of City Manager Thomas M. Carroll
120 W. Loveland Avenue, Loveland, OH 45140
LOVELAND, OHIO: The Loveland Veterans Memorial Committee and Loveland American Legion Post 256 will be holding a memorial service for 1997 Loveland High School graduate Captain David "Seth" Mitchell who was killed on October 26, 2009, in a helicopter collision while on duty in Afghanistan.
Captain Mitchell was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California and was part of the Marine Corp HMLA 367 Scarface unit. Captain Mitchell had volunteered to report early to duty in Afghanistan to assist a unit short on manpower.
The memorial service will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2009, at the Veterans Memorial Park, located at the intersection of Loveland Avenue and Riverside Drive, at 6:00 p.m.
Additional information about the service can be obtained by calling Loveland City Hall, 513-683-0150, ext. 1437.
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Veterans Memorial Chairman Gary Stouder is encouraging businesses in Loveland with changeable signs to display a message in honor of the service of Capt. Mitchell and businesses with flag poles to lower their flags to half-mast.