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Phillip A Bocks
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Name: Marine Sgt. Phillip A. Bocks
Age: 28
From: Troy, Mich.;
Assigned to Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif.;
Incident: Marine Sgt. Phillip A. Bocks died Nov. 9 while conducting combat operations in Aranus, Afghanistan.
Died: November 09, 2007
Former Truckee student dies in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
Age: 28
From: Troy, Mich.;
Assigned to Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif.;
Incident: Marine Sgt. Phillip A. Bocks died Nov. 9 while conducting combat operations in Aranus, Afghanistan.
Died: November 09, 2007
Former Truckee student dies in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
TRUCKEE, Calif. — A former Truckee High School student has been killed in an ambush in Afghanistan, according to his family.
Marine Corps Sgt. Phillip Bocks, 28, who moved with his family from Michigan to Truckee when he was in seventh grade, attended schools in Truckee through the 11th grade. He joined the Marines in 2000.
For three years, Bocks was stationed at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center near Bridgeport, Calif.
The attack that killed Bocks and five others in eastern Afghanistan on Nov. 9 brought the number of deaths of American servicemen to 101 for the year, making it the deadliest year for American troops in that...
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Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif.;
Incident
Marine Sgt. Phillip A. Bocks died Nov. 9 while conducting combat operations in Aranus, Afghanistan.
Prayers & Messages
Phillip A Bocks
2008-05-17
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
Phillip A Bocks
2008-01-01
He dedicated his life to the core and are freedom. THANK YOU brother,may you be at peace now.