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John J Van Gyzen IV
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Name: Marine Lance Cpl. John J. Van Gyzen IV
Age: 21
From: Bristol, Mass.
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. John J. Van Gyzen IV was killed July 5 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: July 05, 2004
Massachusetts Marine killed in Iraq buried with honors
Associated Press
Age: 21
From: Bristol, Mass.
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. John J. Van Gyzen IV was killed July 5 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: July 05, 2004
Massachusetts Marine killed in Iraq buried with honors
Associated Press
TAUNTON, Mass. — A Marine from New England who was killed in Iraq was remembered Thursday at a funeral service as a loving son and brother who hoped to make a difference by being in the military.
John J. Van Gyzen IV, 21, who grew up in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, was killed on July 5 in Iraq’s Anbar province.
Van Gyzen’s sister, Bethany, read aloud from a letter from their mother, Dotti Arsenault: “Twenty-one years ago God blessed me with a baby boy who came into this world a fighter and now 21 years later he has come to take him home.”
“You are my hero,” the letter continued. “I regret I will not see my baby’s face or see his boyish grin or...
Occupation
3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident
Marine Lance Cpl. John J. Van Gyzen IV was killed July 5 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
John J Van Gyzen IV
2009-08-26
You are deeply missed and we love your daughter everyday of her life. She will alwas know what a Hero you were. Some Gave All....
John J Van Gyzen IV
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.