Tributes planned for fallen solider from Arlington

Family and friends of a Massachusetts native and United States Army soldier who died in a helicopter crash are saying their final goodbyes Thursday.

REPORTER: SOCIAL DISTANCINGGUIDELINES ARE IN PLACE.PEOPLE ARE STILL EXPECTED TOLINE MASS AVE HERE IN ARLINGTON,TO PAY TRIBUTE TO CHIEF WARRANTOFFICER MARWAN GHABOUR.THE ARMY PILOT WAS ONE OF FIVESOLDIERS KILLED ON APEACEKEEPING MISSION IN EGYPTLAST WEEK WHEN THEIR HELICOPTERWENT DOWN.THE MILITARY HAS SAID THE CRASHWAS DUE TO MECHANICAL ISSUES.GHABOUR GRADUATED FROM ARLINGTONHIGH SCHOOL.HE WENT ON TO ARCHITECTURESCHOOL, BUT DISCOVERED A PASSIONFOR FLYING.HE LEARNED TO BECOME A PILOTBEFORE JOINING THE ARMY IN 2018.HIS FAMILY SAYS HE SERVED HISCOUNTRY WITH SELFLESSNESS ANDHONOR.TODAY, HIS COMMUNITY WILL HONORTHAT SACRIFICE.HIS CASKET WILL ARRIVE ATHANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE LATERTHIS MORNING.IT WILL THEN BE TAKEN THROUGHLEXINGTON AND ARLINGTON, DOWNMASS AVE, AROUND 7:30 THISMORNING.A PRIVATE SERVICE WILL BE HELDAT THE ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF BOSTONIN WEST ROXBURY.HE’LL BE LAID TO REST AT CEDARKNOLL CEMETERY.REPORT