Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 said goodbye to their fallen comrades in a small chapel at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.

Capt. Nathan R. McHone of Crystal Lake was one of six Marines who died Jan. 19 in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.

According to Cpl Brian Jones, in a somber scene, coalition forces gathered Tuesday to memorialize the Marines with the squadron who died when their CH-53D Sea Stallion heavy-lift helicopter crashed supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

While the crash is currently under investigation, NATO officials said there were no signs of enemy activity in the area at the time of the incident.

"It is difficult to be here, easier to suppress our emotions and move on with our daily routine," said Lt. Col. Mark Revor, commanding officer of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, in his remarks at the ceremony. "It is difficult because they were more than friends, more than family — they were our brothers and our comrades."

According to Jones, during the ceremony’s final roll call, Sgt. Maj. Mitchell Green, the squadron’s sergeant major, called the names of the fallen — Capt. Daniel B. Bartle, a native of Ferndale, Wash.; Capt. Nathan R. McHone, from Crystal Lake, Ill.; Master Sgt. Travis Riddick, a native of Centerville, Iowa; Cpl. Joseph D. Logan, of Willis, Texas; Cpl. Kevin J. Reinhard, from Colonia, N.J.; and Cpl. Jesse W. Stites, who grew up in Roxana, Ill., and Interlachen, Fla.