James C. Edge
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Age: 31
From: Virginia Beach, Va.
Assigned to 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 Capt. James C. Edge was killed April 14 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
Died: April 14, 2005
VMI graduate killed in Iraq
Associated Press
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Marine Capt. James C. Edge, a Virginia Military Institute graduate, was killed by enemy fire in Ramadi, Iraq, the Department of Defense reported Monday.
Edge, 31, a Virginia Beach native, was killed Thursday while conducting combat operations, the Pentagon said.
Edge was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraq Freedom, Edge was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Edge was a 1996 graduate of VMI, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in international studies, according to VMI’s Web site. He also was a cadre corporal as a 3rd classman a sergeant as a 2nd classman and executive officer of Alpha Company as a 1st classman. He was also a member of the Rat Disciplinary Committee.
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Prayers & Messages
The Marine stood and faced God Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining Just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward Marine, How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek? To My Church have you been true?"
The Marine squared his shoulders and said, "No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns Can't always be a saint.
I've had to work most Sundays And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent, Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny That wasn't mine to keep...
Though I worked a lot of overtime When the bills got just too steep.
And I never passed a cry for help, Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me, I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place Among the people here,
They never wanted me around Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here, Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much, But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was a silence all around the throne Where the saints had often trod
As the Marine waited quietly, For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward Marine, You've borne your burdens well,
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets, You've done your time in Hell."
To all that serve
~Author Unknown