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Richard J Gannon II
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Name: Marine Capt. Richard J. Gannon II
Age: 31
From: Escondido, Calif.
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Capt. Richard J. Gannon II was killed April 17 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: April 17, 2004
Escondido Marine killed in Iraq was ‘an exemplary leader’
Associated Press
Age: 31
From: Escondido, Calif.
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Capt. Richard J. Gannon II was killed April 17 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: April 17, 2004
Escondido Marine killed in Iraq was ‘an exemplary leader’
Associated Press
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Richard Gannon got an e-mail from his son Friday, promising a safe return home from Iraq.
“He just told me that he was fine and that it was difficult task that he was asked to this time, but that he would get through it and come back safe and sound,” Gannon said.
The Department of Defense said Tuesday that Richard J. Gannon II, 31, was one of four Marines killed in action over the weekend in Al Anbar province. All four were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms.
Gannon was born and raised in the north San Diego suburb of Escondido, his father said....
Occupation
3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident
Marine Capt. Richard J. Gannon II was killed April 17 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Richard J Gannon II
2008-12-06
sir,
thank you for all the support, esp. the time you command my plt. (wpns. 2/1 e. co.) i, wont forget the hard but good motivated days. again thank you sir. till the next formation, ready to support, ready to follow orders from you sir. god bless! semper fi!
Richard J Gannon II
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.