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John W Marshall
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Name: Army Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall
Age: 50
From: Los Angeles
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Army Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall was killed when he was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade during an ambush in Baghdad.
Died: April 08, 2003
Age: 50
From: Los Angeles
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Army Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall was killed when he was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade during an ambush in Baghdad.
Died: April 08, 2003
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The Army was John Marshall’s life. He joined it when he was 18 and stayed until his death April 8 from a rocket-propelled grenade. At 50, he is believed to be the oldest soldier killed in the Iraq war.
“He was devoted to the Army, and his troops meant everything to him,” said his sister, Denise Marshall Mills.
Marshall, one of nine children, grew up in South Central Los Angeles. He was based at Fort Stewart, Ga., and lived with his wife and children in nearby Hinesville.
Soldiers from his 3d Infantry Division were among the first to storm Baghdad. In one of his last e-mails home, Marshall told his family he intended to “ensure that all my men return home safely. … I’m just an old soldier,” he wrote. “Any...
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3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Ga.
Incident
Army Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall was killed when he was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade during an ambush in Baghdad.
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John W Marshall
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.