General: Marine will never be forgotten; 'He made us all braver'

Annette Griego and her husband Phillip Griego both wipe tears as they, Gary Adlesperger, top right, Griego's son Matthew Griego, 14, and Lt. Col. James McArthur, left, listen during a Navy Cross presentation ceremony for Annette Griego's son Lance Cpl. Christopher Adlesperger, who was killed in Iraq, at Camp Pendleton on Friday. Gary Adlesperger is Christopher Adlesperger's biological father. <br><small><B> HAYNE PALMOUR IV </B> Staff Photographer</small> <br><A HREF="https://secure.townnews.com/nctimes.com/forms/photo_services/linkorder.php?des= Hayne Palmour IV Staff Photographer / Annette Griego and her husband Phillip Griego both wipe tears as they, Gary Adlesperger, top right, Griego's son Matthew Griego, 14, and Lt. Col. James McArthur, left, listen during a Navy Cross presentation ceremony for Annette Griego's son Lance Cpl. Christopher Adlesperger, who was killed in Iraq, at Camp Pendleton on Friday. Gary Adlesperger is Christopher Adlesperger's biological father." target="new">Order a copy of this photo</A> <!— <br><A HREF=" ">More of this story</A> —> <br> <A HREF="http://www.nctimes.com/news/photogallery/" target="new">Visit our Photo Gallery</A> <br> <hr width="250">