Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 13 October, 2010
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
Hometown: Albany, Ore.
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
The following Marines died Oct. 13 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan:
Cpl. Justin J. Cain, 22, of Manitowoc, Wis.
Lance Cpl. Phillip D. Vinnedge, 19, of Saint Charles, Mo.
Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, 21, of Albany, Ore.
Pfc. Victor A. Dew, 20, of Granite Bay, Calif.
All four Marines were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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