Lew, Harry
Marines Lance corporal
Harry Lew, age 21, from Santa Clara, California, Santa Clara county.
Parents: Allen Lew
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Santa Clara High (2008)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Enlisted in August 2009.
Date of death: Sunday, April 3, 2011
Death details: Shot himself with his automatic rifle during a patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan after he was allegedly beaten and hazed by other in his unit for falling asleep while on sentry duty.
Source: Department of Defense, Reuters, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Mission College, Militry Times
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