11/13/2013
Staff Sgt. Mathew R. Marsh, 28, of Long Beach, Calif., was an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton.Marsh joined the Marine Corps in July 2003, and was promoted to his current rank in May 2009. He deployed twice to Iraq, in 2005 and 2008, and twice to Afghanistan, in 2010 and 2012 as a team leader. His awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.