http://cbs2chicago.com/wireapnewsil/Suburban.Chicago.Marines.2.1873190.html: Two suburban Chicago Marines who were killed in Afghanistan are being honored in California.

Lance Cpl. Kevin Oratowski of Wheaton died this week when an improvised explosive device when off. Military officials say the 2005 Glenbard South High School graduate was a light armored vehicle crewman. He was 23.

Cpl. Christopher J. Boyd of Palatine died this week while supporting combat operations in Helmand province. He was 22 years old and a 2006 graduate of Palatine High School.

Both are being honored in California because of their ties to Camp Pendleton. Flags at the California capitol will be at half-staff through Sunday for Oratowski. Flags in Sacramento, Calif., will be flown at half-staff for 72 hours in honor of Boyd starting Monday.

On Friday, Kevin Oratowski arrived at Dover.

On Saturday, Chris Boyd joined Kevin there.

Also Saturday, Jodie Evans held another fundraiser for the terrorists. Back in February, 2008, when her Code Pink group advocated the expulsion of Marine recruiting from Berkeley, she told a Gold Star mom: “Your son deserved to die in Iraq if he was stupid enough to go over there.”  

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