Jordan S. Bastean

A LIFE REMEMBERED

We speak the name.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan S. Bastean died Oct. 23 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Central Illinois communities honor fallen Marine The Associated Press BARTONVILLE, Ill. &mdash Hundreds of people across Tazewell County in central Illinois came out of homes and businesses to line roads as the body of Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Bastean was escorted back home by a convoy of dozens of motorcycles, cars and trucks. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that many people in Bastean&#39s hometown of Pekin stood along Illinois 29 with signs or flags. One sign read: "Thank you, Jordan." Bastean was 19. He died Oct. 23 in Helmund Province in Afghanistan. He was a 2010 graduate of Pekin High School and enlisted shortly after graduating. Edward Bastean is the Marine&#39s uncle. He says the family was overwhelmed by local support. Jordan Bastean&#39s funeral will be Wednesday in Pekin.