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Richard M Lord
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Name: Marine Sgt. Richard M. Lord
Age: 24
From: Jacksonville, Fla.
Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Sgt. Richard M. Lord was killed Aug. 18 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: August 18, 2004
Florida Marine dies from injuries suffered in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 24
From: Jacksonville, Fla.
Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Sgt. Richard M. Lord was killed Aug. 18 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: August 18, 2004
Florida Marine dies from injuries suffered in Iraq
Associated Press
FANNING SPRINGS, Fla. — A Marine from Florida who had dreamed of serving in the military since he was a little boy wearing a GI Joe costume was killed in Iraq just 10 days before his 25th birthday, his family and military officials said.
Sgt. Richard M. Lord died Aug. 18 after being injured during fighting in Iraq’s Anbar province, according to the Department of Defense. It was not immediately clear when or how he was injured.
“His mission in life was to be a Marine,” said Michelle Walker Crawford, his former teacher at Trenton High School. Lord left for boot camp six weeks after graduation.
Lord’s mother, Karen Latham, said her son dreamed of...
Occupation
1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident
Marine Sgt. Richard M. Lord was killed Aug. 18 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Richard M Lord
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.