Wednesday | 251112

Hero Week: Day Three

Honoring U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Matthew T. Abbate

“Abbate”

For Time:

1 Mile Run
21 Clean & Jerks (155/105 pounds)
800-Meter Run
21 Clean & Jerks (155/105 pounds)
1 Mile Run

Today we honor U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Matthew T. Abbate, 26, of Honolulu, Hawaii, who was killed on December 2, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Sergeant Abbate was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton, California. He is survived by his wife, Stacie Rigall; his son, Carson; his mother, Karen Binion; his father, Salvatore Abbate; and his siblings Dominica Abbate, Elliot Abbate, Valerie Binion, and Kelly Binion.