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Matthew R. Barnes
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Name: Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Barnes
Age: 20
From: West Monroe, La.
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Barnes was killed Feb. 14 when a suicide car bomber attacked his vehicle near Qa'im, Iraq. Also
Died: February 14, 2006
Two N.C.-based Marines killed in suicide attack
Age: 20
From: West Monroe, La.
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Barnes was killed Feb. 14 when a suicide car bomber attacked his vehicle near Qa'im, Iraq. Also
Died: February 14, 2006
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Two N.C.-based Marines killed in suicide attack
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Two North Carolina-based Marines died this week when their vehicle was attacked by a suicide car bomber, the Defense Department said Thursday.
Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Barnes, 20, of West Monroe, La., and Cpl. Rusty L. Washam, 21, of Huntsville, Tenn., were killed Tuesday near Qa’im, Iraq. Each was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune.
Barnes, who was due to come home next month after being deployed since August, was killed when a bomber rammed his Humvee, said Rick Barnes, his brother.
Matthew Barnes was a student at the University of Louisiana at Monroe until he joined the Marines in May...
Occupation
the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident
Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Barnes was killed Feb. 14 when a suicide car bomber attacked his vehicle near Qa'im, Iraq. Also
Prayers & Messages
Matthew R. Barnes
2006-05-17
May Christ support us all the day long,
till the shadows lengthen,
and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over
and our work is done.
Then in His mercy
may He give us a safe lodging,
and holy rest and peace at the last.
Amen.
till the shadows lengthen,
and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over
and our work is done.
Then in His mercy
may He give us a safe lodging,
and holy rest and peace at the last.
Amen.