Brian A. Escalante
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Age: 25
From: Dodge City, Kan.
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Brian A. Escalante died Feb. 17 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: February 17, 2007
Marine killed in Iraq eulogized in Dodge City service
The Associated Press
DODGE CITY, Kan. � Ten days after his death in Iraq, Marine Lance Cpl. Brian A. Escalante was recalled at his funeral Feb. 27 as a beloved family man who found a purpose in serving his country.
Escalante, 25, died Feb. 17 in Iraq�s Al Anbar province when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near the Humvee in which he was riding. Four other Marines in the vehicle were wounded.
The Rev. Jeff Turner told mourners at Dodge City�s First Baptist Church that while opinions about the value of war may vary, Escalante�s relatives can be proud that he gave his life for his country.
�Be proud of his service and sacrifice,� Turner said. �Be proud of the man he became while serving as a U.S. Marine.�
Escalante was a mortarman with the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, out of Twentynine Palms,...