Levi T Angell
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Age: 20
From: Saint Louis, Minn.
Assigned to Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Levi T Angell was killed April 8 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: April 08, 2004
Marine from Cloquet remembered
Associated Press
CLOQUET, Minn. — A few weeks before his death in combat in Iraq, Lance Cpl. Levi Angell sent his pastor a letter.
It had a tone of urgency and, perhaps, fear and loneliness, the Rev. Thomas Brinkley told about 500 people who attended Angell’s funeral Tuesday, including Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
Angell was a proud Marine who was thankful for his faith, Brinkley said. But he was having a difficult time with it, as any 20-year-old suddenly confronted with the realities of war would, Brinkley said. In the end, the pastor said he believes Angell just wanted reassurance that Jesus loved him.
In an often-choked voice, Brinkley said the loss of the mischievous and affectionate kid was a painful reminder that freedoms come with a high price.
“Well done, good and faithful Marine,” Brinkley said. “Well done, good and faithful servant of the Lord. The victory is...