Hero Stories for October 2010

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U.S. Navy sailor Edwin Gonzalez's friends called him Superman. He liked the idea so much he had a five-inch ``S'' tattooed on his chest. "It was because he was always getting in accidents and coming out fine,'' said Claudia Herrera, a former high school classmate of Gonzalez's, who lived in North Miami Beach. "He was hit by cars twice and came out without a scratch,'' said Victor Medina, another friend. On Friday October 8th, Gonzalez, 22, a newlywed, was killed when a roadside bomb explode...

Cpl. Jorge Villarreal, Jr., 22, of San Antonio, Texas, died October 17, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Villarreal was assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

Cpl. Jorge Villarreal, Jr., 22, of San Antonio, Texas, died October 17, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Villarreal was assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d

Cpl. Jorge Villarreal, Jr., 22, of San Antonio, Texas, died October 17, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Villarreal was assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

Sgt. Ian M. Tawney, 25, of Dallas, Oregon, died October 16, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Tawney was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

Sgt. Ian M. Tawney, 25, of Dallas, Oregon, died October 16, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Tawney was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d