I am the mother of a young man that proudly served his country from 1996 thru 2000. He served Mare Island, CA and Juneau, AK with a 10 week TAD in the Carribean looking for drug runners. He passed away in his sleep on June 13, 2010. He loved the Coast Guard and he loved helping people. If anyone that I haven't been in contact with, served with him, I would love to hear from you. Thank you, Sue Oli
Cpl. Julio Vargas, 23, of Sylmar, California, died July 20, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Vargas was assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d
Staff Sgt. Brian F. Piercy, 27, of Clovis, California, died July 19, 2010, in Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Piercy was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d
Cpl. Paul J. Miller, 22, of Traverse City, Michigan, died July 19, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Miller was assigned to 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. </d
Cpl. Joe L. Wrightsman, 23, of Jonesboro, Louisiana, died July 18, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Wrightsman was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. </d
Sgt. Anibal Santiago, 37, of Belvidere, Illinois, died July 18, 2010, in Bagram, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained July 17 in a non-combat related incident in Kwowst, Afghanistan. Sgt. Santiago was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia. </d
Gunnery Sgt. Christopher L. Eastman, 28, of Moose Pass, Arkansas, died July 18, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Gunnery Sgt. Eastman was assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d
1st Lt. Robert N. Bennedsen, 25, of Vashon, Washington, died July 18, 2010, at Qalat, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. 1st Lt. Bennedsen was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany. </d
Sgt. Justin B. Allen, 23, of Coal Grove, Ohio, died July 18, 2010, in Zhari, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he was shot by insurgents while conducting combat operations. Sgt. Allen was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. </d
Sgt. Matthew W. Weikert, 29, of Jacksonville, Illinois, died July 17, 2010, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Weikert was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d
