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Joshua S Wilfong
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Name: Marine Cpl. Joshua S. Wilfong
Age: 22
From: Walker, W.Va.
Assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Cpl. Joshua S. Wilfong was killed in action on April 30 in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: April 30, 2004
Family, friends remember Marine killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 22
From: Walker, W.Va.
Assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Cpl. Joshua S. Wilfong was killed in action on April 30 in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: April 30, 2004
Family, friends remember Marine killed in Iraq
Associated Press
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A revving engine that briefly drowned out his memorial service was a fitting tribute to Cpl. Joshua Wilfong who liked to drive Wood County’s back roads with friends before joining the Marines and being sent to Iraq.
The 22-year-old Walker resident was killed April 30 in fighting near Fallujah. He is the third Wood County native this year to die from injuries received in Iraq.
“As a soldier for our country, he changed the lives of all of us. He gave his life so people, who at times he couldn’t even pronounce their names, could be free,” The Rev. Lee Hammond of Calvary Memorial Church said during the May 8 memorial service. More than 400 people...
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2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident
Marine Cpl. Joshua S. Wilfong was killed in action on April 30 in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Joshua S Wilfong
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.