Body Of Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Carried In Motorcade Traveling I-66 On Thursday

FAIRFAX, VA — Fairfax County Police will be escorting a motorcade through the county around 3 p.m. on Thursday. The motorcade will include a hearse carrying the body of a service member who was killed recently in Afghanistan, according to a post on the department's official Twitter account.

Members of the public who wish to pay their respects to the service member may gather on overpasses along the route from I-66 to I-495, according to police.

The motorcade will also be accompanied by two helicopters.

Today, one of the service members tragically killed in Afghanistan will be traveling through FFXCO. A police motorcade will escort the hearse w/ 2 helicopters above. Anyone who wishes to show their respect is asked to be present on the overpasses along the route: I66E to 495S pic.twitter.com/P8VQTELDZ1
— Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) September 16, 2021