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Ryan J Cantafio
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Name: Marine Pfc. Ryan J. Cantafio
Age: 22
From: Beaver Dam, Wis.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Chicago
Incident: Marine Pfc. Ryan J. Cantafio was killed Nov. 25 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: November 25, 2004
Wisconsin town mourns death of second Marine in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 22
From: Beaver Dam, Wis.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Chicago
Incident: Marine Pfc. Ryan J. Cantafio was killed Nov. 25 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: November 25, 2004
Wisconsin town mourns death of second Marine in Iraq
Associated Press
BEAVER DAM, Wis. — John Straseskie tried to comfort the family of a Marine killed in Iraq on Thanksgiving.
The Beaver Dam man understands the family’s pain: In May, he lost his son, 23-year-old Sgt. Kirk Straseskie, who became the first Wisconsin service member killed in Iraq.
When he heard the news of Pfc. Ryan Cantafio, he drove across town to visit Cantafio’s family. Cantafio, 22, died when his Humvee hit a remote-controlled roadside bomb, family members said.
Cantafio and Kirk Straseskie were close friends.
“It throws Kirk’s stuff right back in my face,” John Straseskie said. “It’s always in the back of your mind but you still got to...
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the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Chicago
Incident
Marine Pfc. Ryan J. Cantafio was killed Nov. 25 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Ryan J Cantafio
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.