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Adan Gonzales Jr
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Name: Marine Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr.
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Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr. died Aug. 7 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations. Also killed was Marine Sgt. Joshua J. Robinson.
Marine from Bakersfield dies in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. &mdash A Marine from Bakersfield who had survived a tour of duty in Iraq and previous combat experiences has been killed while fighting in Afghanistan.
The Pentagon reported Tuesday that 28-year-old Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr. Bakersfield died Sunday after being hit by small arms fire in Helmand province. An 29-year-old Omaha, Neb. Marine, Sgt. Joshua Robinson, was killed during the same operation.
Both Gonzales and Robinson were members of Camp Pendleton's 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment which the North County Times says has lost at least nine men since the unit got to Afghanistan in late spring.
Father Chummar Chirayath of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church tells The Bakersfield Californian that Gonzales' survivors include a wife and young children.
He says Gonzales grew up regularly attending church and helping with Mass.
Died: August 7, 2011
Age:
From: ,
Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr. died Aug. 7 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations. Also killed was Marine Sgt. Joshua J. Robinson.
Marine from Bakersfield dies in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. &mdash A Marine from Bakersfield who had survived a tour of duty in Iraq and previous combat experiences has been killed while fighting in Afghanistan.
The Pentagon reported Tuesday that 28-year-old Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr. Bakersfield died Sunday after being hit by small arms fire in Helmand province. An 29-year-old Omaha, Neb. Marine, Sgt. Joshua Robinson, was killed during the same operation.
Both Gonzales and Robinson were members of Camp Pendleton's 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment which the North County Times says has lost at least nine men since the unit got to Afghanistan in late spring.
Father Chummar Chirayath of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church tells The Bakersfield Californian that Gonzales' survivors include a wife and young children.
He says Gonzales grew up regularly attending church and helping with Mass.
Died: August 7, 2011
Occupation
1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.;
Incident
Marine Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr.
died Aug. 7 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations. Also killed was Marine Sgt. Joshua J. Robinson.
Marine from Bakersfield dies in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A Marine from Bakersfield who had survived a tour of duty in Iraq and previous combat experiences has been killed while fighting in Afghanistan.
The Pentagon reported Tuesday that 28-year-old Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr. Bakersfield died Sunday after being hit by small arms fire in Helmand province. An 29-year-old Omaha, Neb. Marine, Sgt. Joshua Robinson, was killed during the same operation.
Both Gonzales and Robinson were members of Camp Pendleton's 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment which the North County Times says has lost at least nine men since the unit got to Afghanistan in late spring.
Father Chummar Chirayath of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church tells The Bakersfield Californian that Gonzales' survivors include a wife and young children.
He says Gonzales grew up regularly attending church and helping with Mass.
Marine from Bakersfield dies in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A Marine from Bakersfield who had survived a tour of duty in Iraq and previous combat experiences has been killed while fighting in Afghanistan.
The Pentagon reported Tuesday that 28-year-old Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr. Bakersfield died Sunday after being hit by small arms fire in Helmand province. An 29-year-old Omaha, Neb. Marine, Sgt. Joshua Robinson, was killed during the same operation.
Both Gonzales and Robinson were members of Camp Pendleton's 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment which the North County Times says has lost at least nine men since the unit got to Afghanistan in late spring.
Father Chummar Chirayath of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church tells The Bakersfield Californian that Gonzales' survivors include a wife and young children.
He says Gonzales grew up regularly attending church and helping with Mass.
Prayers & Messages
Adan Gonzales Jr
2011-09-02
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.