SUBMITTED REPORT
Damien Narvaiz, son of Jeffrey and Naomi Narvaiz of San Marcos, joined the U.S. Marine Corps in September 2006. He is currently a sergeant in MALS 16 (Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron), stationed in Afghanistan.
Narvaiz was at the deadly Sept. 14 attack on Camp Bastion, a British facility in Afghanistan’s Helmand province that abuts the Marine Corps’ principal hub there, Camp Leatherneck. Sgt. Bradley Atwell of Kokomo, Ind., one of Narvaiz’s closest friends in the military, was killed during that attack, in which 15 insurgents dressed as U.S. soldiers infiltrated the base and torched six AV-8B Harriers.
Narvaiz is scheduled to return to his post at Camp Pendleton by Thanksgiving.
Damien has two brothers committed to the U.S. Army: PFC Jordan Carrier, who is currently in Anchorage, Alaska, and Adrian Narvaiz, who will leave for basic training in January 2013.
