Daniel R. Olsen
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Age: 20
From: Eagan, Minn.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Olsen died April 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: April 02, 2007
Eagan man is the latest Minnesotan to die while fighting in Iraq
KARE-TV
Daniel Olsen grew up in Eagan and enlisted in the Marines at the age of 18. The now 20-year-old Olsen was hit by enemy fire on Sunday, while on patrol in Iraq�s Anbar province.
Family and friends say they are simply stunned by the news of Daniel�s death.
His parents talked to him on the phone a little over a week ago. His mother Gwen says, �It really has not sunk in. I mean probably the fog that we are in is a blessing.�
Daniel is being remembered as a quiet man, who didn�t like a lot of attention.
Even so, his family says he loved being a Marine. According to his dad Wayne, �Daniel was with a group he respected and enjoyed. He had found a home with the Marines. And the last time we talked with him he seemed pretty positive about that relationship. So we felt pretty good about that.�
For now, the Olsen�s are relying on their...