Army E-3 Damian R. Arredondo

U.S. Army E-3 Damian R. Arredondo is the son of Damian and Blanca Arredondo of Marysville and the brother to Bianca, Felipe, Cassandra and Arredondo all of Marysville. He is grandson to the late Damian Arredondo, a World War II Army veteran, and Lydia Arredondo of Yuba City; and Felipe and Melinda Villasenor of Texas.

Arredondo attended Marysville High School and was active in football. He graduated 2007 and attended Yuba College before joining the Army in January.

He attended basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and currently is attending school at Fort Leonard Wood where he will graduate later this month as a military policeman. He will be stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.