LCPL DAVID COLE LANG SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORP. IN THE 2/7 WEAPONS COMPANY, STARTING OUT AS A MORTARMAN AND WORKING HIS WAY TO SQUAD LEADER SERVING 3 TOURS (2 IN IRAQ AND 1 IN AFGHANISTAN) BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 2004 - 2008. MARRIED 12 YEARS WITH 2 BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, HE BECAME A TRUE FAMILY MAN. AFTER RETURNING FROM WAR HE BEGAN A LONG UP HILL BATTLE WITH PTSD AND STARTED USING DRUGS TO MASK THE PAIN. HE SOUGHT HELP FROM THE VA AND HAD TO TRAVEL OVER 600 MILES TO OREGON BECAUSE HIS HOME STATE OF CALIFORNIA REFUSED TO HELP HIM. AFTER 15 MONTHS OF SOBRIETY HIS BATTLE WITH PTSD AND PHYSICAL PAIN TRAGICALLY ENDED. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER, 2 BROTHERS, A SISTER, HIS WIFE, 2 CHILDREN, AND HIS FELLOW 2/7 WEAPONS COMPANY.

ALL DONATION RECIEVED WILL GO TOWARDS LCPL LANG'S FUNERAL AND MEMORIAL SERVICES, AND ANY LEFT OVER WILL GO TO HIS FAMLIY TO COVER EXPENSES WHILE THEY WAIT FOR VA BENIFITS.