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Randy D. Collins, 36
Army, Sergeant 1st Class
Based:
Ft. Irwin, Calif.
Supporting:
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died:
May 24, 2005
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md.,
USA
Gender:
Male
Hometown:
Long Beach
High School:
Millikan Senior High (Long Beach)
Burial:
Riverside National Cemetery
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He told us he was going to come back, and I believed him -- but things happen. It's not his fault that he's gone. I really wish he wasn't gone. But I know I'll see him again.
— Jazmine Collins, daughter, 11
Collins died at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of injuries suffered in a mortar attack 20 days earlier in Mosul, Iraq. Shortly before he died, Collins called his ex-wife and told her: 'No matter what you do in life, always be happy.'
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4 memories of Randy
The children of First Lutheran Church SAY YES center in Long Beach have made a Memory Stone memorial for Randy and are praying for his family and friends.
my son jason carroll went to high school with randy. god bless him and hisfamily,he was a real american.
wilson carroll and my family
As my platoon sergeant at Fort Irwin, California, I can truly say SFC Collins was a great man. He always had a smile on his face and never missed an opportunity to have a good laugh at someone's expense or his own. I wish his family well, especially his children. See you on the otherside Jedi.
If it wasn't for courageous men like this, we wouldn't have the freedom that we do now. My husband also served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Afghanistan. My respect and heart goes out to this soldiers family for his bravery and honor.
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