TEMECULA, Calif. (KABC) -- A memorial service was held Friday for a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq.
Hundreds of people came to pay their respects to Staff Sgt. Louis Cardin. The 27-year-old died on March 19 in a rocket attack during his deployment in the country.
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He is the first U.S. serviceman killed in Iraq this year. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Cardin was a native of Riverside who later moved to Temecula and graduated from Chaparral High School. His family will have a private funeral for him at a later time.