For many years, Vikki and Mark Pier would come during Memorial Day weekend to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, where they would visit the final resting place of their son, Marine Lance Cpl. Noah Miles Pier, who was killed on Feb. 16, 2010, while fighting in Afghanistan.
The Piers said they had no words to describe how they felt when they found out Noah was killed. Beyond heartbroken or devastated, they said. But when Marine Corps officials asked where they would like to bury their son, they knew exactly where: Arlington.
“Mark and I both didn’t hesitate when choosing that that was the most fitting place for Noah to be because he did love history,” Vikki said. “They said he could be buried in Arlington, or a cemetery of our choice, and we just chose Arlington because, you know, he was from there,” Mark added.
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