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Cpl David M. Sonka

May 6th, 2013

Cpl. David M. Sonka, 23, of Parker, Colo., died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Dave attended Chaparral High School in Parker. Sonka joined the Marine Corps in August 2008 and graduated from recruit training in November 2008. He attended military police school in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Upon graduation, Sonka attended the Military Working Dog Handler Basic Course at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. From July 2009 to March 2012, he was assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force K9 Section at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Sonka was then assigned to the Marine Special Operations Combat Support Battalion, Marine Special Operations Support Group at Camp Lejeune. While there, he completed a special operations training course, and Multi-Purpose Canine Course Phase I and Phase II. He then was attached to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion as a multi-purpose canine handler. Sonka’s personal decorations include a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal and a Combat Action Ribbon. Dave was serving his second deployment and had just arrived in Afghanistan a few weeks prior. Ft. Logan National

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Staff Sgt. Eric D. Christian

May 6th, 2013

Staff Sgt. Eric D. Christian, 39, of Warwick, N.Y., died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. They were both assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C. He graduated in 1992 from Ramsey High School in New Jersey where he was a standout on the football field. Eric deployed in 2003 and served five tours in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan.

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LCpl David P. Fenn II

March 20th, 2013

Born: May 18, 1992 in Winter Haven, Florida
Died: March 18, 2013 in Hawthorne, Nevada

Lance Cpl. David P. Fenn II, 20, of Polk City, Fla., was a mortarman assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. He joined the Marine Corps in June 2010 and was promoted to his current rank in March 2011. Fenn’s awards include the Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, and NATO Medal-ISAF Afghanistan. He was most recently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2011. Oak Grove Cemetery

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LCpl. Mason J. Vanderwork

March 20th, 2013

Born: April 28, 1991 in Jamestown, New York
Died: March 18, 2013 in Mineral County, Nevada

Lance Cpl. Mason J. Vanderwork, 21, of of Jacksonville, NC, is a 2010 St. Stephens High School graduate. Stationed at Camp Lejeune, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps just after his high school graduation. In the two-and-a-half years that followed, the football player from St. Stephens High School served overseas twice, bought his first car and got married to a girl from home after a two month courtship. He wanted to be a marine because he knew it would help him become a man. His family remembers as a spontaneous, caring person who loved the beach, fast cars and spending time with family and friends. LCpl Vanderwork was a mortarman assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. He joined the Marine Corps in June 2010 and was promoted to his current rank in August 2011. Vanderwork’s awards include the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, and NATO Medal-ISAF Afghanistan. He was most recently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2011.

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LCpl Joshua Michael Martino

March 20th, 2013

Born: May 28, 1993 in Du Bois, Pennsylvania
Died: March 18, 2013 in Hawthorne, Nevada

Pfc. Joshua M. Martino, 19, of Clearfield, Pa., was known as “Tino” to his friends, played football and ran track at Dubois Area Senior High School. He liked to snowboard and was an avid hunter. Martino was in Nevada for training in preparation for being shipped out to Afghanistan. He hoped to marry his fiancée later this year, before the deployment. He had joined the Marine Corps in July. He was preparing for a deployment to Afghanistan and aspired to be a Marine since he was about 8 years old he wanted to be a Marine. That’s all he wanted to do. Martino was a talkative former high school athlete and accomplished hunter who hoped to marry his fiancee later this year. Pfc Martino served as a mortarman assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. He joined the Marine Corps in July 2012. Martino’s awards include the National Defense Service Medal and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

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LCpl Joshua C. Taylor

March 20th, 2013

Born: April 27, 1991
Died: March 18, 2013 in Nevada

Lance Cpl. Joshua C. Taylor, 21, of Marietta, Ohio is one of 7 Marines who died as a result of a mortar shell explosion during a mountain warfare training exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada. LCpl Taylor was a mortarman assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. He joined the Marine Corps in June 2010 and was promoted to his current rank in August 2011. Taylor’s awards include the Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, and NATO Medal-ISAF Afghanistan. He was most recently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2011. Mound Cemetery

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LCpl William Taylor Wild IV

March 20th, 2013

Born: December 17, 1991 in Baltimore, Maryland
Died: March 18, 2013 in Hawthorne, Nevada

Lance Cpl. William T. Wild IV, 21, of Anne Arundel, Md., died in the explosion in Hawthorne, Nev. He joined the Marines shortly after graduating in 2010 from Severna Park High School. He was best known as Taylor and he had been deployed twice to Afghanistan and once to Kuwait. Taylor always wanted to go into the military, like his father, who is a command chief in the Air Force Reserve at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Taylor was in a weapons platoon that was scheduled to deploy in November to Afghanistan. He was a mortarman assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. He joined the Marine Corps in October 2010 and was promoted to his current rank in December 2011. Wild’s awards include the Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, and NATO Medal-ISAF Afghanistan. He was most recently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2011.

Friends and family may visit on
Thursday, March 28th from
2-4 and 6-8 pm at
Barranco & Sons Funeral Home.

Services will be held on
Friday, March 29th at
2:00pm at
Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis,
333 Dubois Road.

Reception will follow at the
Whitehurst Community Clubhouse,
360 White Cedar Lane in S
everna Park.

Interment at Arlington National Cemetery
will be held on
Tuesday, April 2nd
with the procession meeting at
10:30am at the Memorial Gate.

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Author: Categories: Marines, Maryland, Recent Casualties, Stateside Tags:

LCpl Roger W. Muchnick Jr

March 20th, 2013

Lance Cpl. Roger W. Muchnick Jr., 23, of Fairfield, Conn., is a Staples High School graduate from Westport. He was among seven Marines killed in a mortar explosion in Nevada. He was part of the 2nd Marine Division based at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. He served 2 tours in Afghanistan. Roger was in the Marines for about three years, had served in Afghanistan and was thinking about returning to college after his enlistment was up. He played on the football and lacrosse teams at Staples High School and went on to play lacrosse at Eastern Connecticut State University, where he studied business. LCpl Muchnick was a mortarman assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. He joined the Marine Corps in June 2010 and was promoted to his current rank in May 2011. Muchnick’s awards include the Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, and NATO Medal-ISAF Afghanistan. He was most recently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2011. He was buried next to his great uncle, Navy Lt. Cmdr. William F. Coakley, a pilot who was shot down over North Vietnam on Sept. 13, 1966. St Ann

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Author: Categories: Connecticut, Marines, Recent Casualties, Stateside Tags:

Cpl. Aaron J. Ripperda

March 20th, 2013

Born: January 6, 1987 in Breese, Illinois
Died: March 18, 2013 in Hawthorne, Nevada

Cpl. Aaron J. Ripperda, 26, of Madison, Ill., is one of seven Marines who died in a mortar explosion during a training exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada. Heattended Highland High School where he played football, graduating in 2005. Ripperda was scheduled to come home in May and had aspired to become a professional chef. He was part of the Second Marine Division, an expeditionary combat unit based in Camp Lejeune, N.C. Cpl Pipperda was an anti-tank missileman assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. He joined the Marine Corps in September 2008 and was promoted to his current rank in April 2011. Ripperda’s awards include the Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Unit Commendation, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, and NATO Medal-ISAF Afghanistan. He was most recently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2011.

Visitation
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
from 3:00 to 8:00 pm

Wednesday, April 3, 2013
from 8:00 to 9:15 am
Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL

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Author: Categories: Illinois, Marines, Recent Casualties, Stateside Tags:

Staff Sgt. Jonathan D. Davis

February 25th, 2013

Staff Sgt. Jonathan D. Davis, 34, of Kayenta, Ariz., died Feb. 22 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 32nd Georgian Liaison Team, Regimental Combat Team 7, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. He joined the Marine Corps in the fall of 1997 had combat experience in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Among his awards are, the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the NATO Medal-ISAF Afghanistan, the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal. Kayenta Cemetery in Kayenta, Arizona

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