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John T Sims Jr
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Name: Marine Lance Cpl. John T. Sims Jr.
Age: 21
From: Alexander City, Ala.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. John T. Sims Jr. was killed April 10 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: April 10, 2004
Marine killed in Iraq buried in Alabama hometown
Associated Press
Age: 21
From: Alexander City, Ala.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. John T. Sims Jr. was killed April 10 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: April 10, 2004
Marine killed in Iraq buried in Alabama hometown
Associated Press
ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. — Hands over their hearts, people stood outside homes and businesses as the funeral procession passed for a hometown Marine killed in fighting in Iraq.
Lance Cpl. John “J.T.” Sims Jr., 21, of Alexander City, died April 10 from hostile fire in the Al Anbar province. More than 500 people attended his memorial service Monday.
Sims was among three high school buddies who joined the Marine Corps on the same day in 2001. A few months later, when terrorists struck on Sept. 11, Sims was ready to fight, said Cpl. Stephen Barrett.
“J.T. was very tough,” said Barrett, one of the three who joined that day. “He was just 5-foot-3, but he thought he...
Occupation
2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident
Marine Lance Cpl. John T. Sims Jr. was killed April 10 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
John T Sims Jr
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.