ABOUT CHRIS
Chris served three years in the Army National Guard. He was released when he joined the Marines in May 2001. Chris was required to go thru boot camp for the second time and was assigned to Paris Island, South Carolina. Upon graduation, he proceeded to Marine Combat Training in Jacksonville, North Carolina and then to Court House Bay Camp Lejeune for Combat Engineer School.
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Following completion of Combat Engineer School, Chris was transferred to 2D Combat Engineer Battalion 2D Marine Division. He completed two deployments, the first with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) in 2002, and the second deployment in Fallujah, Iraq in the fall of 2004. After returning home for Fallujah, he re-enlisted and volunteered to join the Explosives Ordinance Disposal community. Chris completed EOD School at the top of his class and requested to be stationed at 2nd EOD Company, Camp Lejeune. While serving there, he deployed to Ramadi, Iraq in the summer of 2007; Fallujah, Iraq in the summer of 2009 and then again to Afghanistan in the fall of 2009.
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After four tours in Iraq and four months into his Afghanistan tour, Chris was killed on 20 February 2010 near Patrol Base Barcha in the Helmand Province. He was conducting operations in the support of a dismounted patrol. A teammate, standing approximately 15-20 feet away suffered hearing loss and later returned to active duty.
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Chris is survived by his wife, Ashley; sons, Steven and Avery; mother, Eunice; and brother, Chad.
