Marty G. Mortenson
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Age: 22
From: Flagstaff, Ariz.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson was killed April 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also
Died: April 20, 2005
Arizona Marine killed in combat
Associated Press
PHOENIX — A 22-year-old Marine from Flagstaff has been killed while serving in Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson died when an improvised explosive device detonated during a combat operation in Ramadi, the Defense Department said in a statement Thursday.
Details of the incident were unavailable.
Cpl. Kelly M. Cannan, 21, of Lowville, N.Y., also died in the blast.
Both soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division of the I Marine Expeditionary Force out of Camp Pendleton, Calif. Their unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force.
Mortenson is the 48th soldier from Arizona to die in Iraq.
“He stood up for his family, his God and his country,” said Andrew Trujillo, Mortenson’s brother-in-law, who spoke Thursday night on behalf of the soldier’s family. “He died with honor and...
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Prayers & Messages
Both young and old.
To fight for our freedom,
To stand and be bold.
In the midst of all evil,
We stand our ground,
And we protect our country
From all terror around.
Peace and not war,
Is what some people say.
But I'll give my life
So you can live the American way.
I give you the right
To talk of your peace,
To stand in your group
And protest in our streets.
But still I fight on.
I don't bitch,
I don't whine.
I'm just one of the men
Who is doing your time.
I'm harder than nails,
Stronger than any machine,
I'm the immortal soldier,
I'm a US MARINE!
So stand in my shoes,
And leave from your home.
Fight for the people who hate you,
With the protests they've shown.
Fight for the stranger,
Fight for the young,
So they all may have,
The great freedom you've won.
Fight for the sick,
Fight for the poor.
Fight for the cripple,
Who lives next door.
But when your time comes,
Do what I've done.
For if you stand up for freedom
You'll stand when the fight's done.
Corporal Aaron M. Gilbert
UNITED STATES MARINE USS SAIPAN, PERSIAN GULF