Marine Corps Sergeant Joshua Robinson

Marine Corps Sergeant Joshua James Robinson, 29, of Omaha, Nebraska, was a scout sniper and assistant team leader assigned to Scout Sniper Team Two, 5th Marine Regiment, at Camp Pendleton, California. He died on August 7, 2011, in Sangin District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, after being struck by enemy gunfire while conducting combat patrol operations.

Growing up Sgt Robinson developed a lifelong love of hunting, fishing, horseback riding and tracking animals. When his family moved to Colorado, he became a state-level wrestler, learned to water-ski and earned scuba certification. Inspired to serve following the September 11 attacks, Sgt Robinson entered Marine Corps training in December 2003. He became a scout sniper and used his tracking expertise to help develop and teach a specialized man-tracking course. He also taught high-angle sniper techniques and mountain survival.

Sgt Robinson was remembered as an exceptional Marine, teacher, husband and father – someone that others could always count upon, whether on the battlefield or in their personal lives.

He was survived by his wife and two sons.