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Ryan R Cox
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Name: Marine Pfc. Ryan R. Cox
Age: 19
From: Derby, Kan.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. died June 15 as a result of wounds received from a non-combat weapon discharge near Najaf, Iraq.
Incident: Marine Pfc. Ryan R. Cox was killed
Died: June 15, 2003
Family, friends react to bad news from Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 19
From: Derby, Kan.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. died June 15 as a result of wounds received from a non-combat weapon discharge near Najaf, Iraq.
Incident: Marine Pfc. Ryan R. Cox was killed
Died: June 15, 2003
Family, friends react to bad news from Iraq
Associated Press
DERBY, Kan. — Robin Hamilton didn’t try to ease into the bad news. The simple truth was that her son, Ryan Cox, wouldn’t be coming back to Derby from Iraq.
“She just flat out told me that Ryan’s not coming home — those were her words,’’ said Ryan Cox’s friend, Aaron Norton. “It hit me like lead. There was a silence, like 20 seconds.’’
Hamilton said her 19-year-old son enlisted in the Marine Corps for its structure, fun and a view of the world. She said she is comforted because those visions came true.
Cox was able to surf and sky dive in California when he wasn’t busy with boot camp or training. On his way to Iraq, he sent a postcard from Ireland....
Occupation
the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident
Marine Pfc. Ryan R. Cox died June 15 as a result of wounds received from a non-combat weapon discharge near Najaf, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Ryan R Cox
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.