post 11/6/2025

The City of Dover will hold a ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 8, to officially dedicate the Washington Street Bridge as the Captain Jack T. Casey Memorial Bridge, in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jack T. Casey, a Dover native who lost his life during a training mission in 2024. 

The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. at the Rotary Arts Pavilion Courtyard in Henry Law Park. Following remarks, attendees will walk to the Washington Street Bridge, located between the Washington Street Mills and the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire, for the unveiling of a memorial plaque.

Capt. Casey, 26, was a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter pilot assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California. He was killed along with four fellow Marines on Feb. 7, 2024, during a training flight in the mountains outside San Diego.

A graduate of St. Mary Academy, St. Thomas Aquinas High School, and the Virginia Military Institute, Casey is remembered for his leadership, kindness, and deep pride in his hometown. In June 2025, the Dover City Council unanimously passed a resolution to rename the Washington Street Bridge in his memory.