Marine from Granite Bay dies in Afghanistan

The Department of Defense announced today that Pfc. Victor A. Dew, 20, of Granite Bay, died yesterday while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. 

Others Marines that died during the operation include:
            Cpl. Justin J. Cain, 22, of Manitowoc, Wis.
            Lance Cpl. Phillip D. Vinnedge, 19, of Saint Charles, Mo.
            Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, 21, of Albany, Ore.
           

All four Marines were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, according to a press release by the DOD.