Pfc. Jason Franco of Corona, California had been in Iraq less than a month when he died. He was a Buena Vista High School graduate. Jason joined the Marine Corps shortly after turning 18. After boot camp and military occupational specialty training, he was stationed at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station and went home to Corona every weekend. He told his sergeant that he would volunteer to go to Iraq in advance of the unit's scheduled deployment in February. He was a former swimmer and water-polo player. Jason started swimming when he was boy, and the Marine family was stationed in Hawaii. He kept it up, and during his freshman year, he played water polo for Mission Viejo High School. In 2002, the family moved to Corona, where he attended Santiago High School, but he struggled at Santiago, and after learning that he would not graduate on time, he went to Buena Vista High for what he described in a class paper he wrote as "a second chance. While there, Jason took classes in law enforcement through the regional occupation program, and he loved math. He also liked to have fun, playing video games, going to parties and hanging out with friends were favorite pastimes. He loved his mother's lasagna and enchiladas; his favorite cat, Lucy Lou; and his new car. Jason had wanted to become a Marine to follow in his father and uncle's footsteps. Genaro Franco served in the Marine Corps for 20 years before retiring and works for the U.S. Postal Service. He was 18.
Marine
Aviation Logistics Squadron 11
Marine Aircraft Group 11
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Miramar, California
Marine
Aviation Logistics Squadron 11
Marine Aircraft Group 11
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Miramar, California
Pfc. Jason Franco of Corona, California had been in Iraq less than a month when he died. He was a Buena Vista High School graduate. Jason joined the Marine Corps shortly after turning 18. After boot camp and military occupational specialty training, he was stationed at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station and went home to Corona every weekend. He told his sergeant that he would volunteer to go to Iraq in advance of the unit's scheduled deployment in February. He was a former swimmer and water-polo player. Jason started swimming when he was boy, and the Marine family was stationed in Hawaii. He kept it up, and during his freshman year, he played water polo for Mission Viejo High School. In 2002, the family moved to Corona, where he attended Santiago High School, but he struggled at Santiago, and after learning that he would not graduate on time, he went to Buena Vista High for what he described in a class paper he wrote as "a second chance. While there, Jason took classes in law enforcement through the regional occupation program, and he loved math. He also liked to have fun, playing video games, going to parties and hanging out with friends were favorite pastimes. He loved his mother's lasagna and enchiladas; his favorite cat, Lucy Lou; and his new car. Jason had wanted to become a Marine to follow in his father and uncle's footsteps. Genaro Franco served in the Marine Corps for 20 years before retiring and works for the U.S. Postal Service. He was 18.
Marine
Aviation Logistics Squadron 11
Marine Aircraft Group 11
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Miramar, California
Marine
Aviation Logistics Squadron 11
Marine Aircraft Group 11
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Miramar, California
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