He had served a tour in Afghanistan after joining the Marines back in 2002. A.J. was the 47th Marine from the islands to die in Iraq since the war was started on March 19, 2003. He died when the seven-ton truck they were riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Al Asad, Iraq at age 21.
Marines
3rd Battalion
3rd Marine Regiment
3rd Marine Division
III Marine Expeditionary Force
Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
America's Battalion
He had served a tour in Afghanistan after joining the Marines back in 2002. A.J. was the 47th Marine from the islands to die in Iraq since the war was started on March 19, 2003. He died when the seven-ton truck they were riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Al Asad, Iraq at age 21.
Marines
3rd Battalion
3rd Marine Regiment
3rd Marine Division
III Marine Expeditionary Force
Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
America's Battalion