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Wesley J Canning
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Name: Marine Lance Cpl. Wesley J. Canning
Age: 21
From: Friendswood, Texas
Assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Wesley J. Canning was killed Nov. 10 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: November 10, 2004
Marine honored as family man, ‘protector’
Associated Press
Age: 21
From: Friendswood, Texas
Assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Wesley J. Canning was killed Nov. 10 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: November 10, 2004
Marine honored as family man, ‘protector’
Associated Press
WEBSTER, Texas — A message left on a cell phone by a Marine while he was serving in Iraq was played at his funeral service.
“Hey, Dad. It’s me,” Lance Cpl. Wesley Joel Canning of Friendswood said in the Nov. 7 message to his father, who couldn’t answer the phone while he worked on an oil rig. “I love you and miss you. We’re still over here. I love you and hope you’re doing all right.”
It was the last time Joe Canning of Friendswood heard his 21-year-old son’s voice. Wesley Canning was killed three days later during combat in Anbar province. About 250 people gathered Monday for the funeral service where he was remembered as a thoughtful husband and son who called often...
Occupation
2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident
Marine Lance Cpl. Wesley J. Canning was killed Nov. 10 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Wesley J Canning
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.