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Jason N. Marchand
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Name: Army Cpl. Jason N. Marchand
Age: 26
From: Greenwood, W. Va.
Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany
Incident: Army Cpl. Jason N. Marchand died Oct. 5 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations. Also killed was Sgt. Joseph B. Milledge.
Died: October 05, 2007
W.Va. soldier killed in explosion in Iraq
The Associated Press
Age: 26
From: Greenwood, W. Va.
Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany
Incident: Army Cpl. Jason N. Marchand died Oct. 5 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations. Also killed was Sgt. Joseph B. Milledge.
Died: October 05, 2007
W.Va. soldier killed in explosion in Iraq
The Associated Press
WEST UNION, W.Va. — A West Virginia soldier was killed in an explosion while surveying buildings in Iraq, his mother said.
Jason N. Marchand of Greenwood, an infantry soldier with the Army, had called Debbie Parsons, his mother, three days before he was killed Oct. 5 in North Baghdad.
“He didn’t like it over there, but said, ‘This is my duty because I have to protect my family.’ And he had to be there with his soldiers he said his buddies needed him,” Parsons said Oct. 8.
“He said, ‘I am going out there [on special assignment] for two weeks.’ He said, ‘Mommy, I love you’ and I said, ‘I love you too,’ ” she said.
Marchand, 26, was a 2000 graduate of Doddridge County High School, where he was a member of the football and track teams.
“He was a...
Occupation
the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany;
Incident
Army Cpl. Jason N. Marchand died Oct. 5 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations. Also killed was Sgt. Joseph B. Milledge.
Prayers & Messages
Jason N Marchand
2008-05-18
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heros never dies.
Jason N Marchand
2008-03-16
Jason and I went to basic and airborne school together. He was a good man and a good friend. I miss you buddy.