NEIGHBORS SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT

The neighborhood surrounding the home of Airman 1st Class Eric Barnes is lined with hundreds of American Flags, placed by friends and neighbors in a show of respect and support to the Airman’s family.

Airman Barnes was returned to Lorain County this morning and his plane was met by an Honor Guard detail from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The Wright-Patterson AFB Honor Guard serves all of Ohio, Kentucky, and certain areas of Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and the lower peninsula of Michigan.

Visiting hours will be held for the public at Lorain Admiral King High School on Ashland Ave. in Lorain on Tuesday from 1 to 7pm. Barnes is a 2004 alumni from Admiral King where he participated in basketball, marching band and bowling.

Funeral services will be held at Lorain Admiral King on Wednesday at 10am.