Hero Marker #111

Mario K. "Kawika" De Leon, 26

Army, Sergeant
Based: Schweinfurt, Germany
1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died: April 16, 2007
Baghdad (southwest area), Iraq
Married, 1 child
Gender: Male
Hometown: Petaluma
High School: Casa Grande High (Petaluma)
Burial: Pleasant Hills Memorial Park, Sebastopol, Calif.

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