In Memory OfLCpl Joseph R. Giese

LCpl Joseph R. Giese, 24, U.S.M.C., born in Ohio September 17, 1986, was killed in action on January 7, 2011. Giese served as a Rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment and deployed for Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. While in Afghanistan, his unit was sent to disrupt insurgency operations and supply lines in Helmand Province. As his unit was conducting a patrol in a notoriously dangerous area of the Sangin District, Giese was mortally wounded when he stepped on an IED. For his service, he earned a Purple Heart. Semper Fi, Marine! Til Valhalla, Brother!