Hero Stories for California

Lance Cpl. James D. Boelk, 24, of Oceanside, California, died October 15, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Boelk was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

Lance Cpl. James D. Boelk, 24, of Oceanside, California, died October 15, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Boelk was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d

Lance Cpl. James D. Boelk, 24, of Oceanside, California, died October 15, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Boelk was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

Spc. Rafael Martinez, Jr., 36, of Spring Valley, California, died October 14, 2010, while conducting combat operations between Moqur and Darreh-Ye-Bum, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Martinez was assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.<

Spc. Rafael Martinez, Jr., 36, of Spring Valley, California, died October 14, 2010, while conducting combat operations between Moqur and Darreh-Ye-Bum, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Martinez was assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Spc. Rafael Martinez, Jr., 36, of Spring Valley, California, died October 14, 2010, while conducting combat operations between Moqur and Darreh-Ye-Bum, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Martinez was assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.<

Lance Cpl. Joseph C. Lopez, 26, of Rosamond, California, died October 14, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Lopez was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

Lance Cpl. Joseph C. Lopez, 26, of Rosamond, California, died October 14, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Lopez was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d

Lance Cpl. Joseph C. Lopez, 26, of Rosamond, California, died October 14, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Lopez was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

Pfc. Victor A. Dew, 20, of Granite Bay, California, died October 13, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Pfc. Dew was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<