Cpl Joseph P. Bier, 22
Centralia, WA

3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment
1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force

Marine Cpl. Joseph P. Bier, 22, Centralia, died in Iraq Dec. 7 of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb. According to The Olympian, Bier's father, Wayne, who works in produce in a Lacey grocery store, said his son grew up with stories of biblical heroes fighting foes and protecting the weak, with his mother whispering in his ear "this is what Marines do."

 

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