Hero Stories for October 2010

Lance Cpl. Phillip D. Vinnedge, 19, of Saint Charles, Missouri, died October 13, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Vinnedge was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, 21, of Albany, Oregon, died October 13, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Rodewald was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, 21, of Albany, Oregon, died October 13, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Rodewald was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d

Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, 21, of Albany, Oregon, died October 13, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Rodewald was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

As you may have heard, Ellen Frick is making a new documentary film,  "Patriot Riders".  The film takes us on a solemn journey astride thundering motorcycles to the sometimes silent, sometimes turbulent funerals of young soldiers killed in action. The film follows the men and women of the Patriot Guard Riders (PGR), a group of motorcyclists originally formed to protect grieving families from a hate group who gather at military funerals to harass families for allowing their sons and daughters ...

Lance Cpl. Raymon L.A. Johnson, 22, of Midland, Georgia, died October 13, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Johnson was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.<

Lance Cpl. Raymon L.A. Johnson, 22, of Midland, Georgia, died October 13, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Johnson was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Lance Cpl. Raymon L.A. Johnson, 22, of Midland, Georgia, died October 13, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Johnson was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.<

Pfc. Victor A. Dew, 20, of Granite Bay, California, died October 13, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Pfc. Dew was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

Pfc. Victor A. Dew, 20, of Granite Bay, California, died October 13, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Pfc. Dew was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d