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Michael Edward Bitz, 31
Marines, Sergeant
Based:
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Supporting:
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died:
March 23, 2003
Nasiriya,
Iraq
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He'd been overseas before, but this time, I just didn't have a good feeling. I always tried to picture him surrounded by a white light to protect him. But when it's your time, nothing's going to work.
— Donna Bellman, mother
Bitz was carrying injured Marines to cover when a shell exploded, spraying him with shrapnel. Blood streamed from his face and back as he continued hauling the wounded to safety. He had shipped out six weeks before his twin sons were born.
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