Jose Alejandro Rojas Jr.

the age of 42. His family and friends knew him by his nickname,

Camacho. He was born on February 27, 1980 to Jose (Pepe) and Connie

Rojas in Flagstaff, Arizona. His family moved to Victorville, California

when he was 5 years old. After he graduated from Sultana High School

in 1998, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.

He attended boot camp at MCRD San Diego. After graduating boot camp

he went to the School of Infantry for his combat training and then was

assigned to Alpha Company (1/4) 1 st battalion, 4 th Marines on Camp

Pendleton. His next duty station was as a combat instructor at The

School of Infantry, also located on Camp Pendleton. After completion of

his duties as an SOI instructor, he was reassigned to 2 nd battalion 5 th

Marines also at Camp Pendleton. He remained there until he was

transferred in 2013 to Twenty-nine Palms Marine Air Combat Center

where he was an instructor for The Marine Corps Tactics and

Operations Group (MCTOG). During his time in the Corps, he went on

two Marine Expeditionary deployments. One was with the 13 th MEU and

the other was with the 15 th MEU. During his 16 years with the Marines,

he went on two regular scheduled deployments and five combat tours.

Two of those five were in support of Operation Enduring Freedom

(Afghanistan) and the other three combat tours were for Operation

Iraqi Freedom. He was considered a war hero by many of the Marines

who fought side by side with him. He was awarded many medals for his

valor and bravery.

Camacho is survived by his sons, Marc-Anthony Rojas, Ruben Rojas, and

Isaac Rojas, his mother, Connie Rojas (Pepe Rojas deceased), his

siblings, sister Marcy Christoffersen (Aaron), sister Chelita Mendoza

(Armando), brother Armando Rojas (Ellen), brother Carlos Rojas, sister

Andrea Moore (Ryan) and many nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 9th at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

(12100 Ridgecrest Road, Victorville) The viewing will be from 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM. The service will

begin at 10:00 AM, followed by the internment at Sunset Hills Memorial Park at 1:00 P.M.