Hero Stories for Marines

Staff Sgt. Mark A. Wojciechowski, 25, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died April 30, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Staff Sgt. Wojciechowski was assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d

Sgt. James R. McIlvaine, 26, of Olney, Maryland, died April 30, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Sgt. McIlvaine was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California. </d

Lance Cpl. Blaise A. Oleski, 22, of Holland Patent, New York, died April 8, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Oleski was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Lance Cpl. Stephen F. Dearmon, 21, of Crossville, Tennessee, died April 3, 2009, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Dearmon was assigned to 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Lance Cpl. Nelson M. Lantigua, 20, of Miami, Florida, died March 31, 2009, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Lantigua was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10 Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Cpl. Anthony L. Williams, 21, of Oxford, Pennsylvania, died March 22, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Williams was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Cpl. Michael W. Ouellette, 28, of Manchester, New Hampshire, died March 22, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Ouellette was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Geary, 22, of Rome, New York, died March 20, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Geary was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Staff Sgt. Archie A. Taylor, 37, of Tomball, Texas, died March 14, 2009, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Kabul province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Taylor was assigned to 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II MEF Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Lance Cpl. Patrick A. Malone, 21, of Ocala, Florida, died March 10, 2009, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Malone was assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.<