Christopher W. Eckard, age 30, from Hickory, North Carolina, Catawba county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Saturday, February 20, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operation in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times