Graveside services for a U.S. Marine sergeant killed in Afghanistan on Oct. 27 are planned for tomorrow in Lyon County where his mother's family lives.
Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Dunning, 31, of Milpitas, Calif.,, died in action a week ago today in Helmand Providence, Afghanistan.
His grandparents, Jim and Olga Dunning, are residents of Lyon County. Graveside services with full military honors are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday at Pleasant Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Jack Larwa and Donald Dunning officiating.
Dunning had served in the Marine Corps for 11 years. He has received numerous service awards and recognitions in his service career, with the most recent being the Purple Heart, awarded posthumously.
