Christopher J. Boyd, 22

Based in California

Marines, Corporal
Based: Camp Pendleton
2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom
Died: August 19, 2010
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Gender: Male
Hometown: Palatine, Ill.

Boyd was killed by an improvised explosive device while he was on foot patrol in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, on the Pakistani border.