'I will never be able to thank the RAF for all they have done and tried to do for us, for all they did for Corrie.'
A memorial service is to be held for RAF gunner Corrie McKeague at his former base, his mother has said.
Mr McKeague, an airman of Dunfermline, Fife, was 23 when he vanished in the early hours of September 24 2016 on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Earlier this year, an inquest recorded in a narrative conclusion that Mr McKeague got into a bin that was then emptied into a waste lorry. The serviceman, who was stationed at RAF Honington, died at about 4.20am in Bury St Edmunds as a result of "compression asphyxia in association with multiple injuries", jurors recorded.
Writing on the Find Corrie Facebook page on Monday, his mother Nicola Urquhart said that a memorial will be held for her son on August 6. She said that she had "struggled to come to terms" with the findings of the inquest, but "as a family we are ready to have a memorial for Corrie"."I will never be able to thank the RAF for all they have done and tried to do for us, for all they did for Corrie. The memorial will be held at the church at RAF Honington.
She said the memorial will be on Saturday August 6 from 11am, adding: "As this is on public ground and not on the actual RAF base anyone can attend the service.""For all others we would ask you wear what you feel comfortable in, bright colours would be lovely to see," she said.Top news stories today Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here .
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