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Robert A Lynch

Robert A Lynch

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Name: Marine Lance Cpl. Robert A. Lynch

Age: 20

From: Louisville, Ky.

Assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan

Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Robert A. Lynch died July 24 while conducting combat operations in Diyala province, Iraq.



Died: July 24, 2007


Kentucky Marine among 3 killed in Iraq

The Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Marine from Kentucky was among three killed this week during combat operations in Iraq, the military said July 26.

Lance Cpl. Robert A. Lynch, 20, of Louisville, died July 24 in Diyala province — the site of a major military operation against a Sunni insurgent stronghold, the Defense Department said in a statement.

Lynch was assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.

He graduated from Seneca High School in 2005 and school officials spoke highly of him.

“He was a hero for us,” Michael McWilliams, a counselor at Seneca, told The (Louisville) Courier-Journal. “He...

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1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan;

Incident

Marine Lance Cpl. Robert A. Lynch died July 24 while conducting combat operations in Rushidiyah, Iraq.

Prayers & Messages

Robert A Lynch
2008-07-24
We have not forgotten you Robbie. You will always be in our heart. RIP Jax, your tour of duty is over. You are now in God's Army of Angels. God Bless your and your Mother Angela and family. Sherri
Robert A Lynch
2008-05-25
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.
Robert A Lynch
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.