LCpl Alec Catherwood

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Lance Corporal Alec Catherwood, 19, of Byron, Illinoise, was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force and was killed in action on October 14, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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Lance Corporal Alec Catherwood, 19, of Byron, Illinoise, was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force and was killed in action on October 14, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Proceeds from the LCpl Alec Catherwood bracelet will be donated to Legacies Alive.

Three Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based Marines died Thursday during combat operations in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, the Defense Department announced.

Lance Cpl. Alex E. Catherwood, 19, a rifleman from Byron, Ill., and Lance Cpl. Irvin M. Ceniceros, 21, a machine-gunner from Clarksville, Ark., were killed by small-arms fire, the 1st Marine Division said in a news release.

Lance Cpl. Joseph C. Lopez, 26, a rifleman from Rosamond, Calif., died after an improvised explosive device detonated during dismounted combat operations, the release said.

The Marines were on their first combat deployments and were part of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. The battalion has suffered seven deaths in the past two days.

Catherwood enlisted in June 2009. His military awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal and Korean Defense Service Medal.

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