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Steven M Chavez
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Name: Lance Cpl. Steven M. Chavez
Age: 20
From: Hondo, N.M.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Lance Cpl. Steven M. Chavez died March 14 from a nonhostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. Chavez’s death is currently under investigation.
Died: March 14, 2007
New Mexico Marine killed in Iraq
Age: 20
From: Hondo, N.M.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Lance Cpl. Steven M. Chavez died March 14 from a nonhostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. Chavez’s death is currently under investigation.
Died: March 14, 2007
New Mexico Marine killed in Iraq
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A southern New Mexico family is mourning the death of a 20-year-old Marine who was killed this week while serving in Iraq.
The family of Lance Cpl. Steven Chavez, who grew up in the Hondo Valley, said March 15 they had learned from military officials that the Marine died the day before in Anbar province, a Sunni insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad.
The U.S. Department of Defense has not confirmed Chavez’s death, and details of how he died remain unclear.
Eddie Chavez, the Marine’s father, told the Albuquerque Journal, that he had talked to his son about 15 hours before learning of his death. He said the younger Chavez had just another week in the field and he was coming...
Occupation
2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident
Marine Lance Cpl. Steven M. Chavez died March 14 from a nonhostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. Chavez’s death is currently under investigation.
Prayers & Messages
Steven M Chavez
2007-03-22
i am tremendously sorry for your loss of your son Steven so i send my condolences
Steven M Chavez
2007-03-21
To Steven, His Family and Friends,
Please know that Steven is a Hero and he is greatly missed!! He did not die in vain, yet he died doing a job he so dearly loved and believed in! We will always remember him and be thankful for the sacrafices that not only he made but that also you all made. Thank you and may God Comfort you in this time of need. Michael and Kristi Jordan, Ft Worth, Texas
Steven M Chavez
2007-03-19
I loved steven m chavez e all loved him