Army Sgt Marin was assigned to Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, Ft. Hood, Texas. He was manning a checkpoint when his unit came under enemy fire from rocket-propelled grenades and small arms. Atanacio lived in Mexico with his mother until the age of 2. At that time, his mother and six siblings moved to California to join their father who had been picking fruit and doing construction jobs to support his family. He graduated from Sierra Vista High School where he was on the track team. After graduation, he joined the National Guard over the objections of his parents. When his tour was over, he transferred to the Army and planned on making the military his career. Atanacio was a proud, courageous man who was never unhappy. He would say, "Don't worry about it, there will be better times."
Army Sgt Marin was assigned to Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, Ft. Hood, Texas. He was manning a checkpoint when his unit came under enemy fire from rocket-propelled grenades and small arms. Atanacio lived in Mexico with his mother until the age of 2. At that time, his mother and six siblings moved to California to join their father who had been picking fruit and doing construction jobs to support his family. He graduated from Sierra Vista High School where he was on the track team. After graduation, he joined the National Guard over the objections of his parents. When his tour was over, he transferred to the Army and planned on making the military his career. Atanacio was a proud, courageous man who was never unhappy. He would say, "Don't worry about it, there will be better times."
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