| U R G E N T - I would ask that all riders assemble at the high
school earlier that noted. I am requesting that everyone be there by
11:30 vice 12 pm so that we can cover the ride mission in detail. We
will depart the high school at 12 pm enroute to the church. Please
advise anyone you know that may be attending. Chris Brocksmith Ride
Captain IL/MO
Service for Lcpl Jonathan K. Price, USMC, will be held in Woodlawn, IL on Friday, 20 JAN 06.
Services will be held at 1300 (1 pm)
at the Woodlawn Christian Church followed by his burial at the small
cemetary located south of Woodlawn. The Patriot Guard (weather
permitting) will provide escort service for Lcpl Price from the church
to the cemetary (4-5 miles).
The initial meeting point will be at
the Woodlawn High School parking lot located at 300 N. Central in
Woodlawn, IL. The initial meet time will be 12 pm.
More details will following.
Please attend this memorial for Lance
Corporal Price, who gave his life defending everything we hold near to
our hearts. He is our hero.
A
19-year-old Marine Corps lance corporal from Woodlawn in Jefferson
County has died while serving in Iraq. Lance Corporal Jonathan Kyle
Price died Friday of injuries suffered while on guard duty in Ramadi,
Iraq.
Family members say
they learned of his death Friday. They say Price was scheduled to
return home next month and was committed to marrying his fiance, who is
expected to give birth to their baby in March.
Price's stepfather,
John Hunsell, says the 2004 graduate of Woodlawn High School went to
Iraq to fight for his family and his county and felt strongly about his
country and what he was doing.
Price enlisted in
the Marines after high school and was deployed to Iraq in August of
last year. Prior to enlisting, he was active in the Heartland Young
Marines, had earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts, was
active in his church and community, and played baseball at his high
school. Memorial
arrangements for Price are pending. Jefferson County Board Chairman Ted
Buck says he will started a fund drive this week to provide a tombstone
on the memorial wall at the courthouse.
Marine Killed, Police Thwart Ambush, Raids Nab TerroristsAmerican Forces Press Service
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2006 – A
U.S. Marine was killed in Iraq yesterday, Iraqi police recently
thwarted a roadside bomb ambush on coalition forces, and raids
yesterday in northern Iraq led to the capture of five terrorist
suspects, U.S. military officials in Baghdad reported today. Officials said the Marine, assigned to the 2nd Marine Division,
2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, died of wounds received from small-arms
fire in Ramadi. The Marine's name is being withheld until next of kin
are notified.
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No. 043-06
January 17, 2006 |
DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Jonathan K. Price, 19, of Woodlawn, Ill., died Jan. 13 from
wounds received as a result of enemy small arms fire while conducting
combat operations against enemy forces in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division,
II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Media with questions about Price can call the 2nd Marine Division Public Affairs Office at (910) 451-9033. Media with questions about Watts can call the Camp Pendleton Public Affairs Office at (760) 720-5044.
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