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Jordan S. Bastean
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Name: Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan S. Bastean
Age: 19
From: Pekin, IL
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan S. Bastean died Oct. 23 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Central Illinois communities honor fallen Marine
The Associated Press BARTONVILLE, Ill. &mdash Hundreds of people across Tazewell County in central Illinois came out of homes and businesses to line roads as the body of Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Bastean was escorted back home by a convoy of dozens of motorcycles, cars and trucks. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that many people in Bastean's hometown of Pekin stood along Illinois 29 with signs or flags. One sign read: "Thank you, Jordan." Bastean was 19. He died Oct. 23 in Helmund Province in Afghanistan. He was a 2010 graduate of Pekin High School and enlisted shortly after graduating. Edward Bastean is the Marine's uncle. He says the family was overwhelmed by local support. Jordan Bastean's funeral will be Wednesday in Pekin.
Died: October 23, 2011
Age: 19
From: Pekin, IL
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan S. Bastean died Oct. 23 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Central Illinois communities honor fallen Marine
The Associated Press BARTONVILLE, Ill. &mdash Hundreds of people across Tazewell County in central Illinois came out of homes and businesses to line roads as the body of Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Bastean was escorted back home by a convoy of dozens of motorcycles, cars and trucks. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that many people in Bastean's hometown of Pekin stood along Illinois 29 with signs or flags. One sign read: "Thank you, Jordan." Bastean was 19. He died Oct. 23 in Helmund Province in Afghanistan. He was a 2010 graduate of Pekin High School and enlisted shortly after graduating. Edward Bastean is the Marine's uncle. He says the family was overwhelmed by local support. Jordan Bastean's funeral will be Wednesday in Pekin.
Died: October 23, 2011
Occupation
3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.;
Incident
Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan S. Bastean died Oct. 23 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Central Illinois communities honor fallen Marine
The Associated Press BARTONVILLE, Ill. — Hundreds of people across Tazewell County in central Illinois came out of homes and businesses to line roads as the body of Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Bastean was escorted back home by a convoy of dozens of motorcycles, cars and trucks. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that many people in Bastean's hometown of Pekin stood along Illinois 29 with signs or flags. One sign read: "Thank you, Jordan." Bastean was 19. He died Oct. 23 in Helmund Province in Afghanistan. He was a 2010 graduate of Pekin High School and enlisted shortly after graduating. Edward Bastean is the Marine's uncle. He says the family was overwhelmed by local support. Jordan Bastean's funeral will be Wednesday in Pekin.
Central Illinois communities honor fallen Marine
The Associated Press BARTONVILLE, Ill. — Hundreds of people across Tazewell County in central Illinois came out of homes and businesses to line roads as the body of Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Bastean was escorted back home by a convoy of dozens of motorcycles, cars and trucks. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that many people in Bastean's hometown of Pekin stood along Illinois 29 with signs or flags. One sign read: "Thank you, Jordan." Bastean was 19. He died Oct. 23 in Helmund Province in Afghanistan. He was a 2010 graduate of Pekin High School and enlisted shortly after graduating. Edward Bastean is the Marine's uncle. He says the family was overwhelmed by local support. Jordan Bastean's funeral will be Wednesday in Pekin.
Prayers & Messages
Jordan S. Bastean
2011-12-13
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.