In Memory OfLCpl Daniel J. Geary

LCpl Daniel J. Geary, 22, U.S.M.C., born in New York September 12, 1986, was killed in action on March 20, 2009. Geary served as a Mortarman with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and deployed to the Middle East twice in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. While conducting a mounted patrol in a dangerous area of Farah Province, he was mortally wounded when a roadside bomb struck his Humvee as his convoy drove past. For his service, he was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. Semper Fi, Marine! Til Valhalla, Brother!