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 33 . 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 , October , 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 .
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 .