Hero Stories for Marines

Lance Cpl. Pedro A. Barboza Flores, 27, of Glendale, California, died July 11, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Barboza Flores was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Cpl. Matthew R. Lembke, 22, of Tualatin, Oregon, died July 10, 2009, of wounds sustained on June 24 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Lembke was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. </d

Sgt. Michael C. Roy, 25, of North Fort Myers, Florida, died July 8, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Roy was assigned to 3d Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Advisor Group, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Master Sgt. John E. Hayes, 36, of Middleburg, Florida, died July 8, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Master Sgt. Hayes was assigned to 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Lance Cpl. Roger G. Hager, 20, of Gibsonville, North Carolina, died July 8, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Hager was assigned to 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Lance Cpl. Charles S. Sharp, 20, of Adairsville, Georgia, died July 2, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ricky L. Richardson, Jr., 33, of Franklin, Missouri, died June 10, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Richardson was assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. </d

Lance Cpl. Joshua R. Whittle, 20, of Downey, California, died June 6, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Whittle was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. </d

Lance Cpl. Robert D. Ulmer, 22, of Landisville, Pennsylvania, died June 5, 2009, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Ulmer was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune North Carolina. </d

Lance Cpl. Matthew G. Reza, 27, of Austin, Texas, was killed May 31, 2009, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Khandahar province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Reza was assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina. </d