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Bernard G Gooden
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Name: Marine Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden
Age: 22
From: Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
Assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden was killed during a firefight in central Iraq.
Died: April 04, 2003
Age: 22
From: Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
Assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden was killed during a firefight in central Iraq.
Died: April 04, 2003
Bernard Gooden left his native Jamaica the day after he graduated from high school, seeking an education first in Canada and then in the United States.
With his mother living in Mount Vernon, N.Y., he came to the USA, hoping to attend either Fordham or New York University. But when he couldn’t afford tuition at those prestigious schools, Gooden joined the Marines. The corps would be his path to a college degree, and eventually a career in the law.
Gooden, 22, was killed during a firefight in Iraq on April 4.
With his death, a spark went out for his younger sister and only sibling, Raquel Davidson, 20. “He was adorable,” she said. “He was always laughing, always giving jokes, and enjoying doing new things.”
Davidson missed his last...
Occupation
2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident
Marine Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden was killed during a firefight in central Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Bernard G Gooden
2011-05-17
It's rainin' but there ain't a cloud in the sky
Must of been a tear from your eye
Everything'll be okay
Funny, thought I felt a sweet summer breeze
Must of been you sighin' so deep
Don't worry we're gonna find a way
Bernard G Gooden
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.