Cpl. Salem Bachar of Chula Vista, California spoke English, Spanish and Arabic and had graduated from Chula Vista High School in 2003 before joining the Marines. When Salem left Camp Pendleton for Iraq on Jan. 25, he told his wife, Kristine, to hope for the best but expect the worst. He was on his second tour of duty where he was an intelligence specialist with a unit based at Camp Pendleton. He had married Kristine 12 days before his deployment during a small backyard ceremony with immediate family members. The couple was saving money to buy a home in south Orange County, close to Camp Pendleton. He was a young man deeply in love with his wife and someone who went out of his way to help others. He could play several musical instruments. He was on the wrestling and tracks teams. He studied physics. He was a very good amateur magician who used to entertain students and faculty alike. He would to make cards and coins disappear. Salem was awarded a Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and a Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. Besides his wife, he is survived by his parents, Martha and Fouad Bachar of Chula Vista, and his twin sisters, who attend his alma mater. He was 20.
Marines
Headquarters Battalion
1st Marine Division
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Pendleton, California
Marines
Headquarters Battalion
1st Marine Division
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Pendleton, California
Cpl. Salem Bachar of Chula Vista, California spoke English, Spanish and Arabic and had graduated from Chula Vista High School in 2003 before joining the Marines. When Salem left Camp Pendleton for Iraq on Jan. 25, he told his wife, Kristine, to hope for the best but expect the worst. He was on his second tour of duty where he was an intelligence specialist with a unit based at Camp Pendleton. He had married Kristine 12 days before his deployment during a small backyard ceremony with immediate family members. The couple was saving money to buy a home in south Orange County, close to Camp Pendleton. He was a young man deeply in love with his wife and someone who went out of his way to help others. He could play several musical instruments. He was on the wrestling and tracks teams. He studied physics. He was a very good amateur magician who used to entertain students and faculty alike. He would to make cards and coins disappear. Salem was awarded a Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and a Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. Besides his wife, he is survived by his parents, Martha and Fouad Bachar of Chula Vista, and his twin sisters, who attend his alma mater. He was 20.
Marines
Headquarters Battalion
1st Marine Division
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Pendleton, California
Marines
Headquarters Battalion
1st Marine Division
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Pendleton, California
Inscription
Loving Husband
Cpl. Salem Bachar
Operation Iraqi Freedom
June 24, 1985 † April 13, 2006
Semper Fidelis
