Abbate

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew T. Abbate, 26, of Honolulu, Hawaii, assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton, California, was killed on Dec. 2, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

He is survived by his wife, Stacie Rigall; son, Carson; mother, Karen Binion; father, Salvatore; and siblings, Dominica, Elliot, Valerie Binion and Kelly Binion.