U.S. Marine Corps

Joseph C. Lopez

May 1, 1984 to October 14, 2010

Joseph C. Lopez graduated from Rosamond High School and enlisted in the Marine Corps in March 2009. He deployed to Afghanistan in September 2010 with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton. Lopez was killed at age 26 in Afghanistan's Helmand Province on October 14, 2010, when an improvised explosive device detonated during a dismounted combat operation.

Unit

3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force

Awards

Purple Heart; Combat Action Ribbon, among other decorations

Burial

Joshua Memorial Park, Lancaster, California

Portrait Sponsor

David and Becky Cummings