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As people took to social media to react to a U.S. Marines Osprey aircraft that crashed near Australia Saturday, they shared memories of Ruben Velasco, who is from the San Gabriel Valley.

Twenty-three Marines survived the crash, but a search for the three missing Marines ultimately proved unsuccessful.

Here are six things we learned about Velasco.

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