Camero, Christopher Labiano

Christopher Labiano Camero was born in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and was assigned as a lance corporal to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, part of Regimental Combat Team 8, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), 1st Marine Division, based out of Twentynine Palms, California.

On July 12, 2011, Camero was killed in Helmand province, a volatile region in southern Afghanistan. According to the Department of Defense, his death was the result of hostile action. He was one of two Marines from his battalion killed that day.

Camero's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In 2011, Helmand province was a focal point of intense combat between coalition forces and Taliban insurgents, with the Marine Corps sustaining significant casualties.

Following his death, Camero's body was returned to Hawaii. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. A memorial service was held in his hometown of Kailua Kona.

He is remembered on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the National Museum of the Marine Corps and on online memorials for fallen service members. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 113 of the Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Wall in Riverside, California.

Lance Corporal Camero was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001?2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.

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