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Marines gather, Feb. 12, 2005, during a memorial service at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, to listen to friends of Lance Cpl. Richard A. Perez Jr., tell stories about their memories of his life. The Marines of General Support Motor Transport Company, Combat Service Support Group 15, honored the 19-year-old native of Las Vegas, Nev., for the character he displayed and high standards he held himself to during his life. Perez died conducting operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.