On June 9, 2011, Cpl. Matthew Richard was on a combat operation in Afghanistan’s Helmund Province when he moved his team to safety as he investigated an improvised explosive device.
The IED blew up killing the 21-year-old Marine from Iota.
His parents, Jeff and Alicia, were notified of Matthew’s death at 5:45 a.m. the next day at their home south of Iota.
“We didn’t know what to do,...