| Birth: | Jun. 13, 1981, Philippines | | Death: | Oct. 19, 2003
Long Beach
Los Angeles County
California, USA | 
Born in a Philippine refugee camp after his parents had fled Cambodia, then in the state of civil war, his family moved to the United States in 1981. After graduating from high school in 1999, Ung enlisted into the United States Marine Corps as a combat engineer and was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine expeditionary force. In April of 2003, Ung was involved in a diversionary action which which provided the cover for the publicized rescue of PFC Jessica Lynch. A few days later, Ung was wounded by shrapnel but returned to duty a few weeks later. In July of 2003, Ung returned back to California to await the end of his enlistment so he could start attending college classes. On October 19, 2003, Ung was at his father's home in Long Beach, California attending a family barbecue when an unknown gunman reached over the backyard fence with a gun and began firing. Corporal Ung was fatally wounded and passed away a short time after.
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Golden Gate National Cemetery
San Bruno
San Mateo County
California, USA
Plot: Section R, Site 33 |
Created by: G.Photographer
Record added: Jun 24, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 14719446 |
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A shame to have survived the war only to be murdered by a coward. May you rest in peace Corporal.
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Added: May. 20, 2013 |
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Tim & Gail
Added: May. 19, 2013 |
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