Corporal Lopez comes home
The remains of Lance Cpl. Joseph C. Lopez, U.S. Marine Corps, are carried by a Marine honor guard to an awaiting hearse after landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif, Oct. 22. Lance Corporal Lopez, 26, is from Rosamond, Calif. He was killed in action during combat operations in Helmend province Afghanistan, Oct. 14. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. He was transported to Lancaster, Calif., for final rites and under escort of his family, the U.S.M.C., and the patriot Guard Riders. (Air Force photo by Rob Densmore)