Marzan, 54, is believed to be among six Army Reserve members killed in a drone attack in Kuwait on March 1.
Marzan, who is from the Sacramento area, graduated from Elk Grove High School in 1989 and was remembered by a classmate as the fabric of their school community.
"My brother died for our country... Loved his family and his country," Vic Marzan said.
"We've been thrust into this group that none of us applied for."
Mike Anderson worked to create the monument that serves as a symbol of service and sacrifice and as a shrine to the shared pain of loss.
Anderson's son, Marine Corporal Mike Anderson Jr., was killed in action 22 years ago in Fallujah, Iraq.
For Marzan's family, the gold star status means they have a lot of California company. According to the Gold Star Registry, since World War II, there have been 32,000 California residents who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
"I look at it, the strength that my son had, and somehow I've got to capture that and keep moving forward," Anderson said. "I got to keep carrying that torch."
"We've been thrust into this group that none of us applied for," Anderson said.
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