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Leon H. Lucas Jr
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Name: Marine Staff Sgt. Leon H. Lucas Jr.
Age: 32
From: Wilson, NC
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Staff Sgt. Leon H. Lucas Jr. died Aug. 1 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.
Family holds funeral, burial for fallen N.C. Marine
The Associated Press
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - The family of a North Carolina Marine killed in Afghanistan is saying goodbye.
A funeral service and burial is being held Monday for 32-year-old Staff Sgt. Leon Lucas Jr., who died earlier this month after being wounded during combat in Afghanistan.
The Wilson man's funeral is at a Baptist church in Jacksonville followed by burial in a nearby state veterans cemetery.
Lucas leaves behind a wife, a 4-year-old son and a 2-year-old son. His family says he and his wife were expecting a third child in December.
Lucas was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment based at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Died: August 1, 2011
Age: 32
From: Wilson, NC
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Staff Sgt. Leon H. Lucas Jr. died Aug. 1 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.
Family holds funeral, burial for fallen N.C. Marine
The Associated Press
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - The family of a North Carolina Marine killed in Afghanistan is saying goodbye.
A funeral service and burial is being held Monday for 32-year-old Staff Sgt. Leon Lucas Jr., who died earlier this month after being wounded during combat in Afghanistan.
The Wilson man's funeral is at a Baptist church in Jacksonville followed by burial in a nearby state veterans cemetery.
Lucas leaves behind a wife, a 4-year-old son and a 2-year-old son. His family says he and his wife were expecting a third child in December.
Lucas was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment based at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Died: August 1, 2011
Occupation
3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.;
Incident
Marine Staff Sgt. Leon H. Lucas Jr.
died Aug. 1 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.
Family holds funeral, burial for fallen N.C. Marine
The Associated Press
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - The family of a North Carolina Marine killed in Afghanistan is saying goodbye.
A funeral service and burial is being held Monday for 32-year-old Staff Sgt. Leon Lucas Jr., who died earlier this month after being wounded during combat in Afghanistan.
The Wilson man's funeral is at a Baptist church in Jacksonville followed by burial in a nearby state veterans cemetery.
Lucas leaves behind a wife, a 4-year-old son and a 2-year-old son. His family says he and his wife were expecting a third child in December.
Lucas was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment based at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Family holds funeral, burial for fallen N.C. Marine
The Associated Press
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - The family of a North Carolina Marine killed in Afghanistan is saying goodbye.
A funeral service and burial is being held Monday for 32-year-old Staff Sgt. Leon Lucas Jr., who died earlier this month after being wounded during combat in Afghanistan.
The Wilson man's funeral is at a Baptist church in Jacksonville followed by burial in a nearby state veterans cemetery.
Lucas leaves behind a wife, a 4-year-old son and a 2-year-old son. His family says he and his wife were expecting a third child in December.
Lucas was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment based at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Prayers & Messages
Leon H. Lucas Jr
2011-09-02
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.