In honor of their fallen brother and friend, Lance Cpl. Thomas Edward Rivers Jr., Cpls. Justin Palmer and Matthew Proctor, both team leaders with 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, kneel and say their final words to their brother in arms, May 12. Rivers was born, March 19, 1988. He graduated from Briarwood Christian School in Hoover, Ala. He joined the Marine Corps on June 11, 2007 and became an infantryman. Rivers passed away, April 28, while 1st Squad was performing a mission preventing the enemy from firing at Patrol Base Sof
In honor of their fallen brother and friend, Lance Cpl. Thomas Edward Rivers Jr., Cpls. Justin Palmer and Matthew Proctor, both team leaders with 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, kneel and say their final words to their brother in arms, May 12. Rivers was born, March 19, 1988. He graduated from Briarwood Christian School in Hoover, Ala. He joined the Marine Corps on June 11, 2007 and became an infantryman. Rivers passed away, April 28, while 1st Squad was performing a mission preventing the enemy from firing at Patrol Base Sofla, in Helmand province. Marines remember and honor a fallen brother DVIDS278719
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