Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 28 June, 2011
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
Hometown: New Braunfels, Texas
Lance Cpl. John F. Farias, 20, of New Braunfels, Texas, died June 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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