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Nicholas D Larson
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Name: Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas D. Larson
Age: 19
From: Wheaton, Ill.
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas D. Larson was killed Nov. 9 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: November 09, 2004
Wheaton Marine dies in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 19
From: Wheaton, Ill.
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas D. Larson was killed Nov. 9 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: November 09, 2004
Wheaton Marine dies in Iraq
Associated Press
WHEATON, Ill. — A 19-year-old DuPage County Marine was killed by hostile fire around the Iraqi city of Fallujah, where U.S. troops have mounted an offensive against insurgents, his grandfather said.
Patrick O’Sullivan said his grandson, Lance Cpl. Nicholas Larson, always wanted to be a career Marine, enlisting even before he graduated from high school last year.
O’Sullivan said the military came to Larson’s Wheaton home Wednesday to tell the family he had died, but could provide no more information about his death.
Larson was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines based in California and had been in Iraq since June.
“He was doing what he wanted to do. He was a...
Occupation
3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident
Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas D. Larson was killed Nov. 9 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Nicholas D Larson
2009-11-06
I went to boot camp and infantry school with Nick. He would come home with me on the weekends and spend time with my family. Everybody loved him. He was such a great person. I think about you alot Nick. We had alot of great times. Semper Fi Lance Corporal Larson.
Nicholas D Larson
2009-01-02
I live in wheaton. I am very proud of nicholas and his other fellow marines. The job they did without hesitation in iraq just amazes me. I was not there,but i have read about the battle in detail. these men are all heroes. I tell my children of nicholas and his service to his country and to the corps.I did not know nicholas and his family should know he will always be alive in our hearts. semper fi.
Nicholas D Larson
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.