Murrieta helicopter pilot praised, honored at unprecedented Storm Stadium funeral

An unprecedented funeral service at Lake Elsinore’s Storm Stadium capped a days-long process of honoring a Murrieta Marine who died while rescuing earthquake victims in Nepal.

The June 12 service, which attracted more than 1,000 people, came precisely one month after the death of Sgt. Eric M. Seaman. It was preceded and followed by a string of motorcades that covered 150 miles before and after the service and attracted hundreds of onlookers and scores of motorcycles and other vehicles.

A repeated theme of the funeral and the events leading to it centered on service and sacrifice.

“Let us remem...