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Edward T Reeder

Edward T Reeder

US Marine Camp Verde, AZ Age: 32 Views: 1704

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Name: Marine Gunnery Sgt. Edward T. Reeder

Age: 32

From: Camp Verde, Ariz.

Assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Incident: Marine Gunnery Sgt. Edward T. Reeder was killed Aug. 21 in a non-combat-related vehicle incident in Anbar province, Iraq.

Died: August 21, 2004


Fallen Marine loved helping others, relative says
Associated Press

PHOENIX — A Marine who grew up in Arizona and died in a vehicle accident in Iraq loved helping others and planned to work as a firefighter or paramedic after leaving the military, his great-aunt said Wednesday.

Gunnery Sgt. Edward T. Reeder, 32, died Saturday in Iraq’s Anbar province after the Humvee he was riding in flipped over and ejected him after it was struck by a tank, his family said.

Reeder, who is survived by a wife and two children, was born in Flagstaff and grew up on northern and central Arizona ranches. He and his family lived in North Carolina.

Pat Potter, Reeder’s great-aunt from Prescott, said Reeder loved animals and recalled a pet raccoon he had...

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Headquarters and Service Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Incident

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Edward T. Reeder was killed Aug. 21 in a non-combat-related vehicle incident in Anbar province, Iraq.

Prayers & Messages

Edward T Reeder
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.