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Christopher S. Fowlkes
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Name: Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Fowlkes
Age: 20
From: Gaffney, S.C.
Assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Fowlkes died Sept. 10 from wounds sustained Sept. 3 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Died: September 10, 2009
Gaffney Marine dies from Afghanistan injuries
The Associated Press
Age: 20
From: Gaffney, S.C.
Assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Fowlkes died Sept. 10 from wounds sustained Sept. 3 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Died: September 10, 2009
Gaffney Marine dies from Afghanistan injuries
The Associated Press
COLUMBIA — A 20-year-old Marine from South Carolina has been killed while serving in Afghanistan.
The Department of Defense said Friday that Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Fowlkes died Thursday.
WYFF-TV reports that Fowlkes died at a military hospital in Germany, where he had been recuperating from injuries from an explosion earlier in the week. Family friend LeighAnn Turner told the station Fowlkes' parents had flown to Germany after their son was injured Sept. 3 in Helmand province.
Fowlkes was from Gaffney. He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Turner said Fowlkes was a graduate of Gaffney High School.
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2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.;
Incident
Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Fowlkes died Sept. 10 from wounds sustained Sept. 3 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Prayers & Messages
Christopher S. Fowlkes
2009-09-22
To the Fowlkes Family: There are many veterans groups who are even now engaging Bank of America for the actions of their branch manager in the removal of the American Flags along the route of the funeral cortege. Many of us have our sons and daughters in the military and in harms way, as well. We stand beside you as you grieve. We honor the service of your son, Christopher, a true American Hero. May God Bless you and sustain you in this most terrible of times for your family.
Christopher S. Fowlkes
2009-09-22
My heart goes out to you. I am also a Gaffney native, working in Helmand province in Afghanistan.
Christopher S. Fowlkes
2009-09-19
May God bless you and your family.
Christopher S. Fowlkes
2009-09-16
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.