Memorial Service for Marine KIA from 1/25

[KMaurer]

Forwarded from a friend in town whose son served with 1/25 in Iraq recently:

Please pass to all families in the network.
All families of 1/25 and any veterans organizations are encouraged to attend this memorial.

GySgt Walz
Public Affairs Chief


MARINES TO HOLD MEMORIAL CEREMONY FOR 11 KILLED IN ACTION

Boston, Mass. - Members of the 1st Battalion, 25th Marines will gather at the Boston Convention Center on Friday, November 3, 2006 at 2 pm to honor the ten Marines and one Navy Corpsmen who were killed in action during the recent seven month deployment to Fallujah, Iraq.

This event will be hosted by the unit and attended by the families and loved ones of the fallen. Local veterans groups and supporters are encouraged to attend as well. The eleven fallen warriors are listed below:

Date of Death Rank and Name Hometown
1 Oct 06 LCpl Christopher B. Cosgrove Cedar Knolls, NJ
4 Sep 06 LCpl Eric P. Valdepeñas Seekonk, Mass.
4 Sep 06 HM2 Christopher G. Walsh Overland, Kan.
4 Sep 06 Cpl Jared M. Shoemaker Tulsa, Okla.
25 Aug 06 Cpl Jordan C. Pierson Milford, Conn.
16 Aug 06 Captain John J. McKenna IV Brooklyn, NY
16 Aug 06 LCpl Michael D. Glover Garden City, NY
3 Aug 06 LCpl Kurt E. Dechen Springfield, VT
25 Jun 06 Cpl Paul "Nick" King Tyngsboro, Mass.
5 May 06 Sgt Matthew J. Fenton Little Ferry, NJ
3 May 06 Captain Brian S. Letendre Woodbridge, Vir.

For photos and details of each fallen warrior: <http://www.mfr.usmc.mil/4thmardiv/25thMar/1stBn/kia.html>

********* FAMILIES OF 1/25 ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND ****************

Nov. 3 @ 2 pm Memorial Service - Event to honor 11 members of the unit who were killed in action and unite all their families.
To be held at the Boston Convention Center - 415 Summer St, Boston, MA 02210

Ken

 

[MrsWildweasel]

My thoughts and prayers to their family and friends. RIP Marines.