Name: Marine Capt. Kelly C. Hinz Age: 30 From: Woodbury, Minn. Assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. embarked aboard the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson Incident: Marine Capt. Kelly C. Hinz was killed May 2 when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting crashed in Iraq while flying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Died:
May
02, 2005 Minn. native killed in Iraq plane crash
By Amy Forliti
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — Before Capt. Kelly Hinz took his last flight with the Marine Corps, he sent his brother an e-mail with an important message.
“He wanted to make sure that we had flowers sent to his wife, Molly, for Mother’s Day, and some for Mom, because my dad always sent her flowers,” Hinz’s brother, Ben, said Thursday, choking up. “He was definitely devoted to his family.”
Hinz and another pilot died Monday when their single-seat F/A-18 Hornet jets collided over south-central Iraq, according to information from the family and authorities. The two men were based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego.
Hinz, 30 had been living in San Diego with his wife, Molly, and their 7-month-old daughter, Abby.
Hinz’s death comes nearly one year after his father, former Navy pilot Donald Hinz, died when a World War II-era plane he was...
Prayers & Condolences For: Kelly C. Hinz BY Anonymous on Jun 28, 2006
Quite honestly this is one of the best families I have ever had the privilage of knowing. They have such a love for life... I can only say thank you, thank you for your influence in my life. Molly and the Hinz family, you are constantly in my thoughts and prayers.
Prayers & Condolences For: Kelly C. Hinz BY Anonymous on Jun 05, 2006
I am so very sorry for your loss. I am a mother of a soldier going to Iraq jan. 2006. I grieve with you, and pray every night before I go to bed for the families that have lost and pray for the safety of the ones still fighting. I pray for your healing and love in your time of need.
Prayers & Condolences For: Kelly C. Hinz BY irishc0p on May 27, 2005
I pray that your family can find the strength to get through this time of sadness.
Prayers & Condolences For: Kelly C. Hinz BY luiz on May 27, 2005
May God grant enternal peace to his soul and comfort to his kins and friends.