Branch of Service:  United States Marine Corps

Date of Death:  14 October, 2010

Unit:   3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment

Hometown:  Rosamond, Calif.

Lance Cpl. Joseph C. Lopez, 26, of Rosamond, Calif., died Oct. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

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