David R. Baker, 22

Based in California

Marines, Lance Corporal
Based: Camp Pendleton
1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom
Died: October 20, 2009
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Gender: Male
Hometown: Painesville, Ohio

Baker was killed when a roadside bomb exploded near him while he was on foot patrol in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, on the Pakistani border.

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