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Kevin M Shea
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Name: Marine Lt. Col. Kevin M. Shea
Age: 38
From: Washington, D.C.
Assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Lt. Col. Kevin M. Shea was killed Sept. 14 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: September 14, 2004
Marine becomes highest-ranking officer killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 38
From: Washington, D.C.
Assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Lt. Col. Kevin M. Shea was killed Sept. 14 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: September 14, 2004
Marine becomes highest-ranking officer killed in Iraq
Associated Press
PULLMAN, Wash. — A few months before he was scheduled to come home from Iraq, Maj. Kevin Shea was killed by rocket fire in Anbar province. It was his 38th birthday.
Shea, who grew up in Seattle, died Tuesday. His family says he would have returned home to California in November with a promotion to lieutenant colonel. Dan Shea said his brother will be posthumously promoted, making him the highest ranking Marine to have died in the Iraq war.
“We thought he’s turned the corner in terms of risk,” said Dan Shea, “But from day one there was risk, and he knew it.”
Shea had been nominated last month for a Bronze Star with Valor. He graduated from the U.S....
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1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident
Marine Lt. Col. Kevin M. Shea was killed Sept. 14 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Col Kevin M Shea
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.