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Rick A Morris Jr
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Name: Marine Corps Pfc. Rick A. Morris Jr.
Age: 20
From: Lubbock, Texas
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Corps Pfc. Rick A. Morris Jr. was killed March 18 by mortar fire in Qaim, Iraq.
Died: March 18, 2004
Marine laid to rest in Louisiana
Associated Press
Age: 20
From: Lubbock, Texas
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Corps Pfc. Rick A. Morris Jr. was killed March 18 by mortar fire in Qaim, Iraq.
Died: March 18, 2004
Marine laid to rest in Louisiana
Associated Press
MONTEREY, La. — Marine Pfc. Rick Morris Jr., a football hero during his days at Monterey High School who was killed by mortar fire in Iraq, was buried in his hometown and remembered as a “gentle giant”.
Many said they believed Morris was talented enough to play college football after graduation, but instead, he decided to join the military.
More than 300 family members and friends came Thursday to pay their last respects to the United States Marine who lost his life seven days earlier in a mortar attack in Al Qaim, Iraq.
They recalled that Morris, 20, never hesitated in spurning the gridiron for his true passion — service to country.
After delivering an emotional...
Occupation
the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident
Marine Corps Pfc. Rick A. Morris Jr. was killed March 18 by mortar fire in Qaim, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Rick A Morris Jr
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.