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Matthew D. Conley

Matthew D. Conley

US Marine Killen, AL Age: 21 Views: 2257

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Name: Marine Cpl. Matthew D. Conley

Age: 21

From: Killen, Ala.

Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)

Incident: Marine Cpl. Matthew D. Conley was killed Feb. 18 when his vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also

Died: February 18, 2006


Lauderdale County soldier killed while training his replacement in Iraq

Associated Press

GREENHILL, Ala. — A Lauderdale County native was killed in Iraq after a device exploded near the Humvee he was riding in over the weekend, exactly one week before his 22nd birthday, family members said.

Tommy and Debbie Conley said members of the Marine Corps came to their Greenhill home early Sunday to tell them about the death of their son, Cpl. Matthew Conley.

“When I saw who was there, they didn’t have to say a word, I knew what was going on,” Tommy Conley told the Florence Times Daily.

Conley, 21, graduated from Rogers High School in 2002, where he was quarterback of the football team. He was a squad leader for the 37th...

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the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)

Incident

Marine Cpl. Matthew D. Conley was killed Feb. 18 when his vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also

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Matthew D. Conley
2006-06-15
God,
Please be with Matthew's family as they continue to heal. We all know the only true way of healing is time and your loving arms. Give them the strength to make it through each day. Help us to never forget the sacrifice he made for his family, his friends, and his country. God Bless the U.S.A. and God bless the Conley family. May the Lord Bless you and keep.
Amen
Matthew D. Conley
2006-05-17
O God, by whose mercy the faithful departed find rest, look kindly on Your departed veteran who gave his life in the service of his country. Grant that through the passion, death, and resurrection of Your Son he may share in the joy of Your heavenly kingdom and rejoice in You with Your saints forever.

I ask this through Christ our Lord.