Marine killed in ISIS rocket attack in Iraq returns to the U.S.

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  • From left, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James Laster, director, Marine Corps Staff, Marine Corps Col. Benjamin Watson, and Air Force Col. Daniel Merry, commander, Air Force Mortuary Affairs, salute as the transfer case containing the remains of Marine Corp Staff Sgt. Louis Cardin, of Temecula, Calif., is carried out of an airplane at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Monday, March 21, 2016. According to the Defense Department, Cardin died March 19, 2016, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in northern Iraq, from wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his unit with rocket fire. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
  • A Marine Corps carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Corp Staff Sgt. Louis Cardin, of Temecula, Calif., Monday, March 21, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.. According to the Defense Department, Cardin died March 19, 2016, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in northern Iraq, from wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his unit with rocket fire. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
  • A Marine Corps carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Corp Staff Sgt. Louis Cardin, of Temecula, Calif., Monday, March 21, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.. According to the Defense Department, Cardin died March 19, 2016, in suppport of Operation Inherent Resolve in northern Iraq, from wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his unit with rocket fire. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
  • A Marine Corps carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Corp Staff Sgt. Louis Cardin, of Temecula, Calif., Monday, March 21, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.. According to the Defense Department, Cardin died March 19, 2016, in suppport of Operation Inherent Resolve in northern Iraq, from wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his unit with rocket fire. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
  • Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James Laster, director, Marine Corps Staff salutes at right as a Marine Corps carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Corp Staff Sgt. Louis Cardin, of Temecula, Calif., Monday, March 21, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.. According to the Defense Department, Cardin died March 19, 2016, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in northern Iraq, from wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his unit with rocket fire. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
  • A Marine Corps carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Corp Staff Sgt. Louis Cardin, of Temecula, Calif., past Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James Laster, director, Marine Corps Staff, left, and Marine Corps Col. Benjamin Watson, Monday, March 21, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.. According to the Defense Department, Cardin died March 19, 2016, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in northern Iraq, from wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his unit with rocket fire. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
  • Air Force Airman 1st Class Kenisha Robertson closes the door of the transfer vehicle containing the transfer case, containing the remains, of Marine Corp Staff Sgt. Louis Cardin, of Temecula, Calif., Monday, March 21, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.. According to the Defense Department, Cardin died March 19, 2016, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in northern Iraq, from wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his unit with rocket fire. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
  • A Marine Corps carry team puts the transfer case containing the remains of Marine Corp Staff Sgt. Louis Cardin, of Temecula, Calif. into a transfer vehicle at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Monday, March 21, 2016. According to the Defense Department, Cardin died March 19, 2016, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in northern Iraq, from wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his unit with rocket fire. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)