Joe M. Jackson, 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: April 24, 2011
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Gender: Male
Hometown: White Swan, Wash.

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

Two memories of Joe M. Jackson