Monday, May 31, 2010

Memorial Day-Marines of the Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions

Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin E. Oratowski
23, of Wheaton, Ill.; assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Aug. 18 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. link

Marine Lance Cpl. Shane R. Martin

July 29, 2010
23, of Spring, Texas; assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died July 29 ... [Read More]

Marine Cpl. Jacob C. Leicht

May 27, 2010
24, of College Station, Texas; assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.;... [Read More]

Marine Sgt. Frank J. World

April 01, 2010
25, of Buffalo, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 1... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Randy M. Heck

March 28, 2010
20, of Steubenville, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Ma... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Rick J. Centanni

March 24, 2010
19, of Yorba Linda, Calif.; assigned to the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4thMarine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.;... [Read More]

Marine Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Cottle

March 24, 2010
45, of Whittier, Calif.; assigned to the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4thMarine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.; d... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Nigel K. Olsen

March 04, 2010
21, of Orem, Utah; assigned to the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died March 4 in Hel... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Carlos A. Aragon

March 01, 2010
19, of Orem, Utah; assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died March... [Read More]

Marine Sgt. David J. Smith

January 26, 2010
25, of Frederick, Md.; assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died J... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Zachary D. Smith

January 24, 2010
19, of Hornell, N.Y.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Jan. 24 while suppo... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Poole

January 24, 2010
22, of Bowling Green, Ky.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Jan. 24 whil... [Read More]

Marine Sgt. Daniel M. Angus

January 24, 2010
28, of Thonotosassa, Fla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Jan. 24 while ... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy M. Kane

January 23, 2010
22, of Towson, Md.; assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Jan.... [Read More]

Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Xin Qi

January 23, 2010
25, of Cordova, Tenn.; assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Expeditionary Brigade–Afghanistan; died Jan. 23, while supporting combat o... [Read More]

Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Xin Qi

January 23, 2010
25, of Cordova, Tenn.; assigned to Fourth Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan; died Jan. 23, while supporting combat oper... [Read More]

October 9, 2009

Major Mike E. Weston, former XO B4LAR, died in western Afghanistan on 26 October 2009, when the U.S. Military helicopter he was in crashed while returning from a joint U.S. Military-DEA counternarcotics mission in western Afghanistan. In August 2006, after only nine months in the United States, Major Mike Weston volunteered for his third combat tour to Iraq, where he served as the Executive Officer for Company B, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. There, he served in Ramadi and commanded a Provisional Riverine Detachment and later served as advisor to the Iraqi Police.





Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Fowlkes

September 10, 2009
20, of Gaffney, S.C.; assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.;... [Read More]

Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Benjamin P. Castiglione

September 03, 2009
21, of Howell, Mich.; was assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Sep... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Baltazar Jr.

September 03, 2009
19, of San Antonio; was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Sept. 3 w... [Read More]

Marine Sgt. Ryan H. Lane

July 23, 2009
25, of Pittsburgh; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 23 in... [Read More]

Marine Gunnery Sgt. David S. Spicer

July 13, 2009
33, of Zanesfield, Ohio; assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune,... [Read More]

Marine Master Sgt. Jerome D. Hatfield

July 11, 2009
36, of Axton, Va.; assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C

Marine Lance Cpl. Pedro A. Barbozaflores

July 11, 2009
27, of Glendale, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 11 ... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Drew W. Weaver

February 21, 2008
20, of St. Charles, Mo.; assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Cristian Vasquez

August 02, 2007
20, of Coalinga, Calif.; assigned to1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Aug. 2... [Read More]

Marine Sgt. Chad M. Allen

February 28, 2007
25, of Maple Lake, Minn.; assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Feb. 28... [Read More]

Marine 2nd Lt. Mark C. Gelina

November 04, 2006
33, of Moberly, Mo.; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Nov. 4 f... [Read More]

Marine Cpl. Benjamin S. Rosales

October 04, 2006
20, of Houston; assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 4 while co... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Edward M. Garvin

October 04, 2006
19, of Malden, Mass.; assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 4 wh... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Shane P. Harris

September 03, 2006
23, of Las Vegas, N.M.; assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Se... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Randy L. Newman

August 20, 2006
21, of Bend, Ore.; assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Aug. 20... [Read More]

Marine Cpl. Adam A. Galvez

August 20, 2006
21, of Salt Lake City; assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Aug... [Read More]

Navy Hospitalman Chadwick T. Kenyon

August 20, 2006
20, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Aug. 2... [Read More]

Marine Pfc. Jason Hanson

July 29, 2006
21, of Forks, Wash.; assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed July ... [Read More]

Marine Sgt. Christian B. Williams

July 29, 2006
27, of Winter Haven, Fla.; assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony E. Butterfield

July 29, 2006
19, of Clovis, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Jul... [Read More]

Marine Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus

July 29, 2006
28, of Wolf Creek, Mont.; assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed ... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy P. Tamburello

November 08, 2005
19, of Denver, Colo., assigned to the 1st Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Nov. 8 fro... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Chad R. Hildebrandt

October 17, 2005
22, of Springer, N.M.; assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Scott R. Bubb

October 17, 2005
19, of Grottoes, Va.; assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached ... [Read More]

Marine Sgt. Bryan J. Opskar

July 23, 2005
32, of Princeton, Minn.; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Ju... [Read More]

Marine Cpl. Clifton B. Mounce

July 14, 2005
22, of Pontotoc, Miss.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; attached to 2nd L... [Read More]

Marine Cpl. Christopher D. Winchester

July 14, 2005
23, of Flomaton, Ala.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; attached to 2nd Li... [Read More]

Marine Corps Pfc. Nathan B. Clemons

June 14, 2005
20, of Winchester, Tenn.; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed J... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. John J. Mattek Jr.

June 13, 2005
24, of Stevens Point, Wis.; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Tenzin Dengkhim

April 02, 2005
19, of Falls Church, Va.; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed A... [Read More]

Marine Sgt. Zachariah S. Davis

January 06, 2005
25, of Twentynine Palms, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.&#... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Jason E. Smith

December 31, 2004
21, of Phoenix; assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Dec. 31 by e... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Blake A. Magaoay

November 29, 2004
20, of Pearl City, Hawaii; assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed N... [Read More]

Marine Staff Sgt. Theodore S. Holder II

Died November 11, 2004 serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom

27, of Littleton, Colo.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Nov 11 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Burns

November 11, 2004
20, of Laramie, Wyo.; assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Nov 11... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Justin D. Reppuhn

November 10, 2004
20, of Hemlock, Mich.; assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Nov. ... [Read More]


Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. Gadsden

October 22, 2004
21, of Charleston, S.C.;( Wounded 21 August, 2004 in al Anbar Province, Iraq and succumbed to those injuries 22 October 2004 He was attached to 1st LAR at the time of his injuries but was with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1 Marine Division.. ) assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Oct. 22 at the Jam... [Read More]





Marine Sgt. Jason Cook

August 21, 2004
25, of Okanogan, Wash.; assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug.... [Read More]

Marine Pfc. Nachez Washalanta

August 21, 2004
21, of Bryan, Okla.; assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 21... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Mark E. Engel

July 21, 2004
21, of Grand Junction, Colo.; assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died J... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Scott E. Dougherty

July 06, 2004
20, of Bradenton Fla.; assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed July 6... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Justin T. Hunt

July 06, 2004
22, of Riverside, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 6 ... [Read More]

Marine Cpl. Jeffrey D. Lawrence

July 06, 2004
22, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 6 fr... [Read More]

Marine Pfc. Rodricka A. Youmans

July 06, 2004
22, of Allendale, S.C.; assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed July ... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Timothy R. Creager

July 01, 2004
21, of Millington, Tenn.; assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed July ... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Bohlman

June 07, 2004
21, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Ju... [Read More]

Marine Staff Sgt. Jorge A. Molinabautista

May 23, 2004
37, of Rialto, Calif.; assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed by ... [Read More]

Marine Cpl. Rudy Salas

May 20, 2004
20, of Baldwin Park, Calif.; assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed... [Read More]

Marine Cpl. Ronald R. Payne Jr.

May 07, 2004
23, of Lakeland, Fla.; assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed May 7, 2004, by... [Read More]

Marine Corps Cpl. Scott M. Vincent

April 30, 2004
21, of Bokoshe, Okla.; assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed in ac... [Read More]

Marine Cpl. Nicholas J. Dieruf

April 08, 2004
21, of Versailles, Ky.; assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Apri... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Gregory E. MacDonald

June 25, 2003
29, of Washington, D.C.; assigned to Bravo Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Frederick, Md.; died when the light armored vehicle he was traveling i... [Read More]

Marine Cpl. Douglas Jose Marenco Reyes

May 18, 2003
28, of Chino, Calif.; assigned to Light Armored Vehicle-Air Defense Battery, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; ... [Read More]

Marine Pfc. Christian D. Gurtner

April 02, 2003
19, of Ohio City, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.&#... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson

April 02, 2003
26, of Durham, N.C.; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident wes... [Read More]

Marine Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez del Solar

March 27, 2003
20, of Escondido, Calif.; assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed in action in Iraq.* * * ... [Read More]

Marine Corps Pfc. James R. Dillon Jr.

March 13, 2003
19 of Grove City Pa.; assigned to B Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed as a result of a self-i... [Read More]