Marine Lance Corporal Ramon T. Kaipat

Marine Lance Corporal Ramon T. Kaipat, 22, of Tacoma, WA, was assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA. LCpl Kaipat died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.

Marine Corps Corporal Alex Martinez

Marine Corps Corporal Alex Martinez, 21, of Elgin, IL, was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA. CPL Martinez died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.