Staff Sgt. Darin Taylor Receives Police Escort To Arlington National Cemetery Friday

ARLINGTON, VA — Arlington County Police escorted the body of U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin Taylor to Arlington National Cemetery on Friday morning, according to a post on the department's official Twitter account.

On Monday, area police and firefighters participated in a symbolic procession around the Iwo Jima Memorial.

Hoover was one of the 11 Marines killed, along with one Army soldier and one Navy sailor, during the Aug. 26 suicide bombing at Afghanistan's Kabul airport, according to the Associated Press.

The bombing killed more than 160 Afghans and injured 18 other U.S. service members, in what U.S. officials called the most lethal day for American forces in Afghanistan since 2011.

Police from Arlington and Fairfax counties invited members of the public who wished to pay their respects to Taylor to gather on any of the overpasses along Route 50 in Arlington Friday morning.

Several #FCFRD units, & partners @FairfaxCountyPD & @fairfaxsheriff lined up at points on Routes 29 & 50 to pay our respects as the body of fallen @USMC SSGT Darin Taylor Hoover passed through Fairfax County on his way to @ArlingtonNatl. We honor his service and sacrifice. pic.twitter.com/s83z2AJolO
— Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) September 24, 2021

A funeral escort for SSGT Darin Taylor Hoover, who was tragically was killed in action in Kabul, Afghanistan, will travel through Arlington today just after 10 AM. Community members wishing to show their respect are asked to be present on any of the Rt 50 overpasses in Arlington. pic.twitter.com/pK30R7h1E2
— ArlingtonCountyPD (@ArlingtonVaPD) September 24, 2021

Several #FCFRD units as well as @FairfaxCountyPD and @fairfaxsheriff preparing to honor an American hero. 🇺🇸 #FCFRD pic.twitter.com/BtmXtNt15X
— Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) September 24, 2021