William Ortega, 23

Based in California

Navy, Seaman
Based: Camp Pendleton
3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom
Died: June 18, 2010
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Gender: Male
Hometown: Miami

Ortega was killed when a roadside bomb exploded near him in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, on the Pakistani border. He was assigned as a hospital corpsman.

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