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Eric A Ayon
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Name: Marine Corps Pfc. Eric A. Ayon
Age: 26
From: Arleta, Calif.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Corps Pfc. Eric A. Ayon was killed April 9 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: April 09, 2004
Mexican singer joins funeral for Glendale Marine
Associated Press
Age: 26
From: Arleta, Calif.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Corps Pfc. Eric A. Ayon was killed April 9 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: April 09, 2004
Mexican singer joins funeral for Glendale Marine
Associated Press
GLENDALE, Calif. — Pfc. Eric Ayon loved the music of Mexican singer Lipillo Rivera, so it was fitting that Rivera serenaded nearly 400 mourners Saturday at the Marine’s funeral.
Ayon, 26, was killed during a fierce gunbattle April 9 in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, where he was stationed. Ayon was with the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton.
Ayon brought Rivera’s records with him to Iraq to remind him of home and his family thought having Rivera at his funeral would have pleased their son.
Rivera cut short a vacation to sing at Ayon’s funeral.
“He was a fan of mine and bought my...
Occupation
2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident
Marine Corps Pfc. Eric A. Ayon was killed April 9 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Eric A Ayon
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.