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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Memorial service at Kaneohe Bay honors 10 'Island Warriors'

Advertiser Staff

Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser

Marine Lance Cpl. Kenneth Bubier, right, hangs dogtags on the rifle of a memorial for fallen comrade Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard during a memorial service today at Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay.

BRUCE ASATO | The Honolulu Advertiser

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The Second Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment held a memorial service this morning at Marine Corps Base Hawaii to honor nine Marines and one sailor who sacrificed their lives while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom during their deployment this year.

Those honored were:

  • Lance Cpl. James D. Argentine
  • Lance Cpl. Travis T. Babine
  • Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard
  • Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Christian Garcia
  • Cpl. Christian A. Guzman Rivera
    Sgt. Jay M. Hoskins
  • Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Lembke
  • Lance Cpl. John J. Malone
  • Lance Cpl. Alfonso Ochoa, Jr.
  • Lance Cpl. Joshua R. Whittle

    Approximately 1,000 Marines and sailors with the "Island Warriors" departed for a seven-month deployment last May to Farah province in Afghanistan. They played a role in the continuing stabilization, security and counter-terror efforts still under way. The battalion returned earlier this month and in late October.