NORTH COAST, Calif. – A young Marine headed home following the end of his enlistment has lost an important piece of luggage, and is asking for the community's help in locating it.

Joseph Copeland, an Arkansas resident, drove from Sacramento to Potter Valley on Thursday morning to stay with a fellow Marine.

Along the way, his black roller suitcase fell out of the back of the pickup. Copeland believes the bag may have fallen out between Williams and Potter Valley.

Both the California Highway Patrol and Caltrans have been notified.

If anyone has seen or picked up the bag, Copeland asks them to call him at 870-718-0742 so he can reclaim it.