Lucas, Leon H. Jr.
Marines Staff sergeant

Leon H. Jr. Lucas, age 32, from Wilson, North Carolina, Wilson county.

Spouse: Married, expecting third child in December 2011
Children: 4 year old son and 2 year old son

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California.

Date of death: Monday, August 1, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: State veterans cemetery

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times