Christopher J. Antonik, 29

Based in California

Marines, Staff Sergeant
Based: Camp Pendleton
1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marines Special Operations Command
Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom
Died: July 11, 2010
Hometown: Crystal Lake, Ill.

Antonik was killed while supporting combat operations in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, on the Pakistani border.

Two memories of Christopher J. Antonik