Joseph T. Welke, 20

Based in California

Marines, Lance Corporal
Based: Camp Pendleton
3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died: November 20, 2004
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany
Gender: Male
Hometown: Rapid City, S.D.

Welke died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany from wounds received Nov. 19 as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.