Kristen K. Figueroa Marino
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Age: 20
From: Honolulu
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Kristen K. (Figueroa) Marino died March 12 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: March 12, 2006
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Honolulu native killed in Iraq laid to rest
By Rod Ohira
Honolulu Advertiser
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII — Six Marines offered a farewell salute to Lance Cpl. Kristen Keola (Figueroa) Marino then carried his casket out of Kaneohe Bay’s base chapel accompanied by a family member strumming “Hawaii Aloha/Aloha ‘Oe” on ‘ukulele.
It was a fitting tribute from friends, relatives and fellow Marines to the 20-year-old, a Honolulu native who was killed March 12 during combat operations in Anbar province in Iraq. His death came 18 months after fulfilling his childhood dream of becoming a Marine. Awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, Marino was honored yesterday as a hero by the Corps.
“For every soldier, fallen or not, serving our country, I respect their beliefs and honor their courage,” Sandi Marino said in a brief statement following her son’s service.
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