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Herman J Murkerson Jr
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Name: Marine Gunnery Sgt. Herman J. Murkerson Jr.
Age: 35
From: Adger, Ala.
Assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.
Incident: Marine Gunnery Sgt. Herman J. Murkerson Jr. died Oct. 1 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: October 01, 2007
Ala. Marine killed in combat during third trip to Iraq
By Jay Reeves
The Associated Press
Age: 35
From: Adger, Ala.
Assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.
Incident: Marine Gunnery Sgt. Herman J. Murkerson Jr. died Oct. 1 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: October 01, 2007
Ala. Marine killed in combat during third trip to Iraq
By Jay Reeves
The Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The war years have run together for Brenda Murkerson, mother of Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jerome Murkerson.
Was it 2003 when her son first went to Iraq, or 2004? And what was the date he returned in 2005 for his second combat tour?
She remembers Aug. 23, 2007, the date he left for his third trip to Iraq. And she will never forget Oct. 1, the day he died in combat near Baghdad.
“He had a wife and three children, and he wanted to protect that wife and those three children, as well as the rest of us,” Brenda Murkerson said through tears Oct. 2. “That was his job, and he did it well and we are...
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Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.;
Incident
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Herman J. Murkerson Jr. died Oct. 1 while conducting combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Herman J Murkerson Jr
2008-05-18
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.
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heros never dies.
Herman J Murkerson Jr
2007-12-11
Herman J Murkerson Jr
2007-12-03
This man was and is a hero in the eyes of my family! He loved being a marine, but more than that Jerome loved his family. Wendi you and the kids are in our prayers. Jerome was a great man, a great friend, a great son, a great husband, a great father, a great grandson, a great nephew, a great marine. The gates of Heaven are now patroled by a great soul. I feel his presents daily, Jerome truly touched my life and the life of my faimly, I will teach my grandchildren of the great man who faught for their freedom, and the price his paid........ I will love you forever!!!
Herman J Murkerson Jr
2007-11-28
My family and I extend my heartfelt sympathies and sincerest of prayers to the family and friends of Marine Gunnery Sgt. Herman J. Murkerson, Jr.
Rest in Peace.
Herman J Murkerson Jr
2007-10-06
I served with Jerome in Iraq in 2004, He was an outstanding person. I wish you all the best !!!!
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Herman J Murkerson Jr
2007-10-05
very sorry about your loss