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John W. Marshall, 50
Army, Sergeant 1st Class
Based:
Ft. Stewart, Ga.
Supporting:
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died:
April 8, 2003
Baghdad,
Iraq
Gender:
Male
Hometown:
Los Angeles
High School:
George Washington Preparatory High (Los Angeles)
Burial:
Arlington National Cemetery
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I cannot have any doubt about the righteousness of this mission. Any doubt or hesitation on my part could get someone killed.
— John W. Marshall, in an e-mail to family
With 30 years of service, Marshall was eligible to retire with benefits. He had intended to leave the Army the year before he was killed. But with military action in Iraq looming, he decided to reenlist.
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1 memory of John
I did not know you personally my brother. But I feel that I know you as a brother from S Los Angeles who grew up during the same times as I, a "baby boomer". You gave the ultimate scrafice with your life serving our country, and for that we are foverer thankful. God bless you my brother may you rest in peace.
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