Jose L. Maldonado, 21

Based in California

Marines, Lance Corporal
Based: Camp Pendleton
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom
Died: December 17, 2010
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Gender: Male
Hometown: Mathis, Texas

Maldonado was killed in combat in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, on the Pakistani border.