1st Marines

September 16September 16
Indio Marine Killed in Kabul Bombing to be Honored by Hometown
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(CNS) – U.S. Marine Cpl. Hunter Lopez of Indio, one of 13 service members killed in last month’s bombing in Afghanistan, will be memorialized over the course of three days starting Thursday. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will hold a three-day long remembrance ceremony for Lopez, who died at the age of 22, starting with […]

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September 10
Funeral Arrangements Released for U. S. Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez
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United States Marine, Corporal Hunter Lopez, the son of Riverside County Sheriff’s Captain Herman Lopez and Deputy Alicia Lopez, will finally be flown home and reunited with his family to be honored and laid to rest. Hunter Lopez was killed in action on August 26, 2021 while serving as a member of the Unites States […]

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August 27August 30
Coachella Valley Man Identified as a Marine Killed in Afghanistan Airport Attack
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A 22-year-old Coachella Valley marine was among the 13 U.S. service members killed Thursday in the Kabul airport attack. United States Marine Corps Corporal Hunter Lopez, a Coachella Valley resident, died during a suicide bombing at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan during the U.S. lead evacuation effort. Hunter was assigned to the […]

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