Travis J. Fuller
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Age: 26
From: Granville, Mass.
Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Incident: Marine 1st Lt. Travis J. Fuller was killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq. Twenty-nine Marines and one sailor also were
Died: January 26, 2005
Massachusetts Marine killed in Iraq CH-53 crash
Associated Press
GRANVILLE, Mass. — Marine 1st Lt. Travis J. Fuller was remembered on Friday as a standout student and athlete who put as much effort and dedication into his physical training as he did in the classroom.
Fuller, 26, was among the 31 people killed in a helicopter crash in the Iraqi desert on Wednesday, according to the Pentagon. It was the U.S. military’s deadliest crash of the Iraq war.
“I can’t think of words to say,” Jean E. Ayotte, Fuller’s grandmother, told The Republican of Springfield. “It’s pretty hard to take, that’s for sure.”
Fuller, a Granville native, was a 1997 graduate of Southwick-Tolland Regional High School, who went on to attend Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in marine transportation.
Fuller’s parents, David and Joanne Fuller, are staying with relatives outside the area...
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Rest in peace