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Matthew R Zindars
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Name: Marine Cpl. Matthew R. Zindars
Age: 21
From: Watertown, Wis.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Cpl. Matthew R. Zindars died July 24 while conducting combat operations in Diyala province, Iraq.
Died: July 24, 2007
Wisconsin Marine killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
Age: 21
From: Watertown, Wis.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Cpl. Matthew R. Zindars died July 24 while conducting combat operations in Diyala province, Iraq.
Died: July 24, 2007
Wisconsin Marine killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
WATERTOWN, Wis. — A Marine who volunteered for a second tour in Iraq because he felt his friends needed him has been killed, his father says.
Cpl. Matthew Zindars, 21, of the southern Wisconsin city of Watertown, died July 24 on patrol in Ramadi when a roadside bomb exploded, his father, Ken Zindars, told the Watertown Daily Times.
The Defense Department had not officially confirmed the death as of July 25. He is the 77th Wisconsinite killed in Iraq since the U.S. invaded in 2003.
Zindars graduated from Watertown High School in 2004. He joined the Marines at age 18, while he was still in school, his father told the newspaper.
He returned from his first tour in...
Occupation
2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.;
Incident
Marine Cpl. Matthew R. Zindars died July 24 while conducting combat operations in Rushidiyah, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Matthew R Zindars
2008-05-25
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.
Matthew R Zindars
2007-08-20
Matt,
I am so proud of you and everything you did for all of our safety. I will miss you and keep your family in my prayers. I will always remember the good times.
Love,
Your Cousin and family
Matthew R Zindars
2007-08-07
Thank you for fighting for your country and keeping us all safe. You are a hero is so many ways. I pray for you and your family.
Matthew R Zindars
2007-08-07
Matt,
As the Tim McGraw song goes...
You're Already Home.
In his safe and loving arms.
Thank you for the brave service you gave for your country, friends, and family. It will never be forgotten. SEMPER FI
Matthew R Zindars
2007-08-07
My Hero, Thanks for giving your life so that my children may feel safe.
Matthew R Zindars
2007-08-05
matt,
i'm so sorry your life was cut short. thank you for your brave service. we will miss you. bless you and your family. may they have strengh and peace , and may you rest in peace. love, cmm
Matthew R Zindars
2007-08-02
RIP..Thankyou Hero ,may the lord grant your family peace and strength in this time of lose.