3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, out of Camp Pendleton, CA
He died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was commissioned in the US Marine Corps in December 2008, and was on his third combat deployment. Among his military awards and decorations were the Purple Heart; Combat Action Ribbon; Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal; Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Humanitarian Service Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal; Afghanistan Combat Medal; and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
Interment on November 22, 2010.
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, out of Camp Pendleton, CA
He died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was commissioned in the US Marine Corps in December 2008, and was on his third combat deployment. Among his military awards and decorations were the Purple Heart; Combat Action Ribbon; Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal; Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Humanitarian Service Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal; Afghanistan Combat Medal; and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
Interment on November 22, 2010.