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Michael D Anderson Jr
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Name: Cpl. Michael D. Anderson Jr.
Age: 21
From: Modesto, Calif.
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Cpl. Michael D. Anderson Jr. was killed Dec. 14 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: December 14, 2004
Modesto Marine killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 21
From: Modesto, Calif.
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Cpl. Michael D. Anderson Jr. was killed Dec. 14 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: December 14, 2004
Modesto Marine killed in Iraq
Associated Press
MODESTO, Calif. — When Cpl. Michael Anderson Jr. first arrived in Iraq in September, the risky duties of searching house-to-house for insurgents was a thrill for the 21-year-old from Modesto.
“At first, he was all gung-ho, like everybody is,” his father told the San Francisco Chronicle. “He called after the first firefight he was in and said it was the greatest day of his life.”
But the horror of the war quickly changed his attitude. He told his family he was having nightmares and couldn’t get the smell of flesh and blood out of his head.
Anderson was killed Tuesday on one of those missions in Fallujah. The Department of Defense released no additional details Wednesday...
Occupation
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident
Cpl. Michael D. Anderson Jr. was killed Dec. 14 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Michael D Anderson Jr
2007-07-08
The peace of the Lord is with you, may your efforts not be in vain.