U.S. Marine Cpl. Eric M. Torbert, Jr., a 25-year-old

U.S. Marine Cpl. Eric M. Torbert, Jr., a 25-year-old combat engineer from Lancaster, Pa., was killed by an improvised explosive device while supporting 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion on a night patrol in Helmand province’s Garmsir district, Dec. 18, 2010. Shortly after Torbert’s passing, Marines with 3rd LAR cleared the surrounding area and established a fighting position, naming it Patrol Base Torbert to honor their brother’s sacrifice. Over the last 16 months, Afghan and coalition forces employed the position, expanded and re-designated as Combat Outpost Torbert, as a key location for stabilization and the growth of governance in the once-volatile Banadar region of Garmsir. The nearing assumption of lead security responsibility in Garmsir by Afghan forces enabled Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, to transfer COP Torbert to the Afghan Border Police, April 20, 2012. Though COP Torbert is now occupied and run by Afghan forces, they’ve honored Cpl. Torbert’s sacrifice by maintaining the position’s name.