Sgt. Brandon C. Bury

Sgt. Brandon C. Bury, 26, of Kingwood, Texas.  died June 6 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, AfghanistanBury was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine ExpeditionBrandon C.

Bury was born in October of 1983 in Harris County, Texas. He graduated from Kingwood High School in 2002. He attended the University of Texas before joining the Marine Corps in November of 2004. Bury served in Iraq in 2005 and 2007. His third combat deployment, to Afghanistan was the first since the birth of his two sons, Cole, 3, and Cade, 1. He was serving as an infantry assaultman while in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. . He was stationed at Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California where he lived with his wife, Heather, and their two sons. Brandon Bury was known for being a big man with a big heart. According to the Houston Chronicle, Brandon was upset at the death of two buddies and the serious injury of a third when he called recently: The sergeant, who grew up in Kingwood, had been assigned to train Afghan police officers. Although clearly distraught by the loss of his fellow Marines, he told his mother he thought he and his colleagues were making progress with the local population. He asked her to buy some colorful plastic sunglasses from the Dollar Store to put in his next care package with toys and candy. "The Afghan kids love that stuff," he said ary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.