Derek Hernandez, 20

Based in California

Marines, Lance Corporal
Based: Camp Pendleton
3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom
Died: June 6, 2010
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Gender: Male
Hometown: Edinburg, Texas

Hernandez was among three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, on the Pakistani border.

Two memories of Derek Hernandez