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Joshua P Klinger

Joshua P Klinger

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Name: Marine Pfc. Joshua P. Klinger

Age: 21

From: Easton, Pa.

Assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Incident: Marine Pfc. Joshua P. Klinger was killed June 14 when an improvised explosive device exploded while he was conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.

Died: June 14, 2005


Pennsylvania Marine killed in Iraq

Associated Press

EASTON, Pa. — A Marine from the Easton area was killed in Iraq on Monday by shrapnel from a roadside bomb, his family said.

Joshua Klinger, 21, of Williams Township, was killed in Anbar province around 5 p.m. on Monday, said his mother, Sharon Klinger. He was a member of the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, based at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

A Marine spokeswoman did not immediately confirm the death, but the family said the military notified them Tuesday.

After graduating from Wilson Area High School in 2002, Klinger took computer classes and held a few odd jobs before enlisting at age 20. He had been in Iraq since March.

“He wanted to see the world,” Sharon...

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1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Incident

Marine Pfc. Joshua P. Klinger was killed June 14 when an improvised explosive device exploded while he was conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.

Prayers & Messages

Joshua P Klinger
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.