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Michael V Lalush
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Name: Marine Sgt. Michael V. Lalush
Age: 23
From: Troutville, Va.
Assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Air Craft Group-39, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Sgt. Michael V. Lalush was killed in a helicopter crash in southern Iraq.
Died: March 30, 2003
Young Virginian ‘wanted to make a difference’
USA Today
Age: 23
From: Troutville, Va.
Assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Air Craft Group-39, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Sgt. Michael V. Lalush was killed in a helicopter crash in southern Iraq.
Died: March 30, 2003
Young Virginian ‘wanted to make a difference’
USA Today
Michael Lalush liked to tinker.
He could rebuild a lawn mower from a pile of bolts. He learned to weld and had a talent for woodworking. After he learned to drive, he rebuilt a 1965 Volkswagen Beetle so he’d have a car.
But as good as he was with his hands, he was better with his heart.
In a letter home from Iraq that his family received last week, the 23-year-old Marine sergeant from Troutville, Va., was effusive about his work as a Huey helicopter crewmember, helping evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield. “This is what it’s all about,” he wrote.
Lalush was one of three Marines killed in a helicopter...
Occupation
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Air Craft Group-39, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident
Marine Sgt. Michael V. Lalush was killed in a helicopter crash in southern Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Michael V Lalush
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.