Christopher Raible

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher "Otis" K. Raible (c1972–September 14, 2012) was a Naval aviator and the commanding officer of Marine Attack Squadron 211 (VMA-211) in Afghanistan. He died in the September 2012 Camp Bastion raid. Armed with only his military issued handgun he led Marines to counter insurgents and was ultimately killed by enemy combatants.

Private life
Raible was raised in Irwin, Pennsylvania. He attended Norwin High School and graduated in 1990. He then went to Kent State University before transferring to Carnegie Mellon University and graduating with a degree in civil engineering in 1995.

He was married to Donella and had three children aged 2, 9 and 11.

Military career
Raible qualified on the Harrier AV-8B in September 1999. His awards included the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Air Medal-Strike/Flight (numeral 10), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (second award), Air Medal-Individual Action, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal (second award), and NATO Service Medal-International Security Assistance Force.

Raible had been in the Marine Corps for 17 years.