Cpl. Rene PonceAvalos, Okinawa Marine who died in surfing accident, was ‘respected and admired by pe

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Cpl. Rene PonceAvalos, Okinawa Marine who died in surfing accident, was ‘respected and admired by peers’
Diana Stancy Correll
 

The Marine who died while surfing in Okinawa, Japan, was a recently promoted corporal who “rose quickly through the ranks with the respect of peers and superiors alike,” his command announced in a news release late Monday night.

Cpl. Rene PonceAvalos, 22, an Engineer Equipment Operator assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 31, died at approximately 6 p.m. local time, according to Dr. Takuya Nishizawa of Nakagami Hospital, officials announced in the release. He was stationed at Camp Hansen in Okinawa.

While on liberty, a group of six Marines were surfing near Ikei Island, when PonceAvalos became separated from the others and went missing at around 2:40 p.m., local time. The Marines contacted the local authorities and Japanese Coast Guard for assistance in locating PonceAvalos. At approximately 4:55 p.m., local time, PonceAvalos was found roughly 100 meters out from shore, unresponsive, by the Japanese Coast Guard. He was then transported to Nakagami Hospital via ambulance.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2021/03/02/cpl-rene-ponceavalos-okinawa-marine-who-died-in-surfing-accident-was-respected-and-admired-by-peers/

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LOTS of hidden coral reefs all around Okinawa. A VERY dangerous place to swim or surf. I had a friend drown there while scuba diving. Got knocked off a reef while standing on it by a wave while he had his mask and respirator off.

Believe it or not,he was the Chaplin's Assistant for the 1st SFG. I gave him a really rough time when he first got there,but we ended up being friends.

The LTC Chaplin he worked for ended up getting the can after he was caught boinking the wife of a young Captain that was TDY to VN.

IIRC,the fool was actually caught humping her in the back seat of his car in the parking lot of the officer's Club,after taking her there and getting her drunk while "counseling her on her fears".