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Daniel R Amaya
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Name: Marine Cpl. Daniel R. Amaya
Age: 22
From: Odessa, Texas
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Cpl. Daniel R. Amaya was killed April 11 by hostile gunfire in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: April 11, 2004
Texan dies in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 22
From: Odessa, Texas
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Cpl. Daniel R. Amaya was killed April 11 by hostile gunfire in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: April 11, 2004
Texan dies in Iraq
Associated Press
ODESSA, Texas — Kacey Carpenter remembered her son Tuesday as a man with a great wit who had nurtured many dreams, including a career with the Marines.
Cpl. Daniel Amaya, 22, was killed Sunday during his second tour in Iraq.
“This was a great passion of his,” Carpenter said. “He thoroughly, thoroughly loved being a Marine.” As a youngster, she said, “he’d played secret agent games, shooting guns, I guess to prepare himself.”
Amaya was one of two Marines killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province and among at least seven military personnel with Texas ties who died in combat in the past week.
Kacey Carpenter learned of Amaya’s death Easter Sunday morning. She and her husband,...
Occupation
3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident
Marine Cpl. Daniel R. Amaya was killed April 11 by hostile gunfire in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Daniel R Amaya
2009-01-11
Daniel Amaya was my brother not just as a marine but as a brother of 3/4 Kilo Co. He will always be missed.
Daniel R Amaya
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.