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Marines give highest noncombat medal to family of Osprey crew chief who died trying to save pilots

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, speaks during a ceremony posthumously awarding Cpl. Spencer Collart, photo at left, with the Navy and Marine Corps medal on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, left, presents a the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and citation to the parents of Cpl. Spencer Collart, Alexia and Bart Collart during a ceremony on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Bart Collart, center, visits with friends of his son, Cpl. Spencer Collart, who was posthumously presented the USMCs highest non-combat medal, The Navy and Marine Corps Medal, during a ceremony on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Bart Collart, the father of Cpl. Spencer Collart, looks up during the playing of the National Anthem during a Navy and Marine Corps medal awarding ceremony for his son on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Alexia Collart, left, holds The Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the USMCs highest non-combat medal, that was posthumously awarded to her son, Cpl. Spencer Collart, during a ceremony on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, center left, presents a the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and citation to Bart Collart and his wife, Alexia, the parents of Cpl. Spencer Collart, during a ceremony on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

A marine places a photo of Cpl. Spencer Collart on an easel before a ceremony where he is posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps medal on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Washington. Cpl. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Alexia Collart holds The Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the USMCs highest non-combat medal, that was posthumously awarded to her son, Cpl. Spencer Collart, during a ceremony on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)