Matthew J. DeYoung, age 26, from Talent, Oregon, Jackson county.
Parents: Teddi DeYoung and Bruce DeYoung
Spouse: Aisha DeYoung (2005)
Children: McKenzy DeYoung, 3
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Enlisted August 2005. Purple Heart
Date of death: Friday, February 18, 2011
Death details: Died in the arms of his best friend, Sgt. Lee Harris, after he stepped on an improvised explosive device in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Eagle Point National
Source: Department of Defense, The Oregonian, Mail Tribune, Military Times