Marine corporal saves civilian couple kayaking in treacherous waters off California coast
February 24
Brig. Gen. Dan Conley, right, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, poses with Cpl. Jordan Perez, a combat engineer with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, in the 21 Area of Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 19. (Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie/Marine Corps)
In mid-February, a married couple, taking advantage of Southern California weather, went kayaking in the Pacific Ocean.
At some point, the couple kayaked into the amphibious vehicle 21 Area Boat Basin training area off the shore of Camp Pendleton, California, where “unforgivable” waves flipped the two into the water, according to a Marine Corps press release.