Matthew E. Mendoza, 24

Based in California

Marines, Sergeant
Based: Twentynine Palms, Calif.
2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom
Died: June 20, 2008
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Gender: Male
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Mendoza died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province.

One memory of Matthew E. Mendoza