Marine Cpl. Carlos Arrelano-Pandura, 22, of Los Angeles; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Jan. 20 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations in Haqlaniyah, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Brandon Dewey.
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Marine Cpl. Carlos Arrelanopandura, 22, of Los Angeles, California
Arrelanopandura died January 20, 2006 from a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Haqlaniyah, Iraq.
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force.
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Age: 22
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Date of Death: 1/20/2006
Incident Location: Haqlaniyah, Iraq
Branch of Military: Marines
Rank: Cpl.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditio
Unit's Base: Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Associated Press
ROSEMEAD, Calif. โ A 22-year-old Marine who survived two previous tours in Iraq died in Anbar province when a suicide bomber ignited an explosives-filled car, military officials said.
Carlos Arellano of Rosemead was killed on Jan. 20. He had joined the Marines to get training as a SWAT officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, his brother said.
He had planned to study criminal justice when he returned from Iraq in March. His discharge was scheduled for July.
Marco Arellano said his brother was a fearless, outgoing person who showed off pictures of himself mixing with local people in Iraq.
"His favorite times were when children would come out to wave to him," his brother said.
Carlos Arellano joined the Marines in 2003, a year after graduating from high school. He was wounded in the leg by shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade in heavy fighting during his second tour.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expedition Force, out of Camp Pendleton.
During the Iraq war, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Carlos Arellano was born in Mexico and grew up in Rosemead.โผArellano was killed when a suicide bomber exploded a car in Haqlaniya, northwest of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Arellano, who was born in Mexico and grew up in Rosemead, was scheduled to return to California in March and be discharged in June, his family said."He wanted to come home," said his brother Marco, 25. "But when that moment came, when he had to give his life, he did."
Arellano graduated from Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra in 2001, and joined the Marine Corps in 2003
On his second tour of duty, Carlos Arellano, an infantryman, was awarded a Purple Heart after being injured by a rocketpropelled grenade during a firefight near the Syrian border, Robert Arellano said. He was promoted following that firefight, his brother said.
Emilia Arellano said Carlos, whom the family affectionately called "Carlitos," was the most timid of her four sons. She believes he was scared but didn't share his fears with her. "He knew I would be sad, and he didn't want me to worry," she said. He frequently sent photographs home, often of him surrounded by Iraqi children. He told his family that his greatest reward was when children would come out and wave at him.
In a letter a few months before his death, Arellano wrote to his mother in Spanish, "Mom, you know how things are here and even though nothing is easy, I keep fighting and I am doing everything possible to return home. Thanks for all your support and prayers, which is the only thing that helps me."
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Marine Cpl. Carlos Arrelanopandura, 22, of Los Angeles, California
Arrelanopandura died January 20, 2006 from a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Haqlaniyah, Iraq.
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force.
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Age: 22
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Date of Death: 1/20/2006
Incident Location: Haqlaniyah, Iraq
Branch of Military: Marines
Rank: Cpl.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditio
Unit's Base: Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Associated Press
ROSEMEAD, Calif. โ A 22-year-old Marine who survived two previous tours in Iraq died in Anbar province when a suicide bomber ignited an explosives-filled car, military officials said.
Carlos Arellano of Rosemead was killed on Jan. 20. He had joined the Marines to get training as a SWAT officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, his brother said.
He had planned to study criminal justice when he returned from Iraq in March. His discharge was scheduled for July.
Marco Arellano said his brother was a fearless, outgoing person who showed off pictures of himself mixing with local people in Iraq.
"His favorite times were when children would come out to wave to him," his brother said.
Carlos Arellano joined the Marines in 2003, a year after graduating from high school. He was wounded in the leg by shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade in heavy fighting during his second tour.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expedition Force, out of Camp Pendleton.
During the Iraq war, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Carlos Arellano was born in Mexico and grew up in Rosemead.โผArellano was killed when a suicide bomber exploded a car in Haqlaniya, northwest of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Arellano, who was born in Mexico and grew up in Rosemead, was scheduled to return to California in March and be discharged in June, his family said."He wanted to come home," said his brother Marco, 25. "But when that moment came, when he had to give his life, he did."
Arellano graduated from Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra in 2001, and joined the Marine Corps in 2003
On his second tour of duty, Carlos Arellano, an infantryman, was awarded a Purple Heart after being injured by a rocketpropelled grenade during a firefight near the Syrian border, Robert Arellano said. He was promoted following that firefight, his brother said.
Emilia Arellano said Carlos, whom the family affectionately called "Carlitos," was the most timid of her four sons. She believes he was scared but didn't share his fears with her. "He knew I would be sad, and he didn't want me to worry," she said. He frequently sent photographs home, often of him surrounded by Iraqi children. He told his family that his greatest reward was when children would come out and wave at him.
In a letter a few months before his death, Arellano wrote to his mother in Spanish, "Mom, you know how things are here and even though nothing is easy, I keep fighting and I am doing everything possible to return home. Thanks for all your support and prayers, which is the only thing that helps me."
Marine Cpl. Carlos Arrelano-Pandura, 22, of Los Angeles; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Jan. 20 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations in Haqlaniyah, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Brandon Dewey.
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Marine Cpl. Carlos Arrelanopandura, 22, of Los Angeles, California
Arrelanopandura died January 20, 2006 from a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Haqlaniyah, Iraq.
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force.
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Age: 22
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Date of Death: 1/20/2006
Incident Location: Haqlaniyah, Iraq
Branch of Military: Marines
Rank: Cpl.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditio
Unit's Base: Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Associated Press
ROSEMEAD, Calif. โ A 22-year-old Marine who survived two previous tours in Iraq died in Anbar province when a suicide bomber ignited an explosives-filled car, military officials said.
Carlos Arellano of Rosemead was killed on Jan. 20. He had joined the Marines to get training as a SWAT officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, his brother said.
He had planned to study criminal justice when he returned from Iraq in March. His discharge was scheduled for July.
Marco Arellano said his brother was a fearless, outgoing person who showed off pictures of himself mixing with local people in Iraq.
"His favorite times were when children would come out to wave to him," his brother said.
Carlos Arellano joined the Marines in 2003, a year after graduating from high school. He was wounded in the leg by shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade in heavy fighting during his second tour.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expedition Force, out of Camp Pendleton.
During the Iraq war, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Carlos Arellano was born in Mexico and grew up in Rosemead.โผArellano was killed when a suicide bomber exploded a car in Haqlaniya, northwest of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Arellano, who was born in Mexico and grew up in Rosemead, was scheduled to return to California in March and be discharged in June, his family said."He wanted to come home," said his brother Marco, 25. "But when that moment came, when he had to give his life, he did."
Arellano graduated from Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra in 2001, and joined the Marine Corps in 2003
On his second tour of duty, Carlos Arellano, an infantryman, was awarded a Purple Heart after being injured by a rocketpropelled grenade during a firefight near the Syrian border, Robert Arellano said. He was promoted following that firefight, his brother said.
Emilia Arellano said Carlos, whom the family affectionately called "Carlitos," was the most timid of her four sons. She believes he was scared but didn't share his fears with her. "He knew I would be sad, and he didn't want me to worry," she said. He frequently sent photographs home, often of him surrounded by Iraqi children. He told his family that his greatest reward was when children would come out and wave at him.
In a letter a few months before his death, Arellano wrote to his mother in Spanish, "Mom, you know how things are here and even though nothing is easy, I keep fighting and I am doing everything possible to return home. Thanks for all your support and prayers, which is the only thing that helps me."
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Marine Cpl. Carlos Arrelanopandura, 22, of Los Angeles, California
Arrelanopandura died January 20, 2006 from a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Haqlaniyah, Iraq.
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force.
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Age: 22
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Date of Death: 1/20/2006
Incident Location: Haqlaniyah, Iraq
Branch of Military: Marines
Rank: Cpl.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditio
Unit's Base: Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Associated Press
ROSEMEAD, Calif. โ A 22-year-old Marine who survived two previous tours in Iraq died in Anbar province when a suicide bomber ignited an explosives-filled car, military officials said.
Carlos Arellano of Rosemead was killed on Jan. 20. He had joined the Marines to get training as a SWAT officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, his brother said.
He had planned to study criminal justice when he returned from Iraq in March. His discharge was scheduled for July.
Marco Arellano said his brother was a fearless, outgoing person who showed off pictures of himself mixing with local people in Iraq.
"His favorite times were when children would come out to wave to him," his brother said.
Carlos Arellano joined the Marines in 2003, a year after graduating from high school. He was wounded in the leg by shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade in heavy fighting during his second tour.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expedition Force, out of Camp Pendleton.
During the Iraq war, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Carlos Arellano was born in Mexico and grew up in Rosemead.โผArellano was killed when a suicide bomber exploded a car in Haqlaniya, northwest of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Arellano, who was born in Mexico and grew up in Rosemead, was scheduled to return to California in March and be discharged in June, his family said."He wanted to come home," said his brother Marco, 25. "But when that moment came, when he had to give his life, he did."
Arellano graduated from Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra in 2001, and joined the Marine Corps in 2003
On his second tour of duty, Carlos Arellano, an infantryman, was awarded a Purple Heart after being injured by a rocketpropelled grenade during a firefight near the Syrian border, Robert Arellano said. He was promoted following that firefight, his brother said.
Emilia Arellano said Carlos, whom the family affectionately called "Carlitos," was the most timid of her four sons. She believes he was scared but didn't share his fears with her. "He knew I would be sad, and he didn't want me to worry," she said. He frequently sent photographs home, often of him surrounded by Iraqi children. He told his family that his greatest reward was when children would come out and wave at him.
In a letter a few months before his death, Arellano wrote to his mother in Spanish, "Mom, you know how things are here and even though nothing is easy, I keep fighting and I am doing everything possible to return home. Thanks for all your support and prayers, which is the only thing that helps me."
