Re: Prayer Requests for the Families of Those Who Have Given their Lives in Service
Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Spc. Christopher S. Merchant.
Spc. Christopher S. Merchant, 32, of Hardwick, Vt., died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq,
on March 1, when his HMMWV came under attack by enemy forces using a
vehicle-borne improvised explosive device and rocket-propelled grenade.
Merchant was assigned to the Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 172nd
Infantry Regiment, Jericho, Vt.
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Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder.
Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder, of Finksburg, Md., died March 3 from
a non combat-related vehicle accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was
assigned to Combat Service Support Group-1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
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Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Staff Sgt. Kevin P. Jessen.
Staff Sgt. Kevin P. Jessen, 28, of Paragould, Ark., died in Rawah,
Iraq, on March 5, when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. Jessen was assigned to the Army's 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
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Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Staff Sgt. Dwayne P. R. Lewis.
Staff Sgt. Dwayne P. R. Lewis, 26, of New York City, died in Baghdad, Iraq on
Feb. 27, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire
during a dismounted patrol. Lewis was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd
Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Cpl. Adam O. Zanutto.
Cpl. Adam O. Zanutto, 26, of Caliente, Calif., died March 6 at
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., from wounds received as a result of an improvised explosive device in Al Anbar province, Iraq on Feb. 25. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
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Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of:
Gunnery Sgt. Justin R. Martone, 31, of Bedford, Va.
Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry, 28, of Lorena, Texas.
Martone died March 7 and Fry died March 8 from improvised explosive devices in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Martone was assigned to 9th Engineer Support
Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force,
Okinawa, Japan. Fry was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd
Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Pfc. Ricky Salas.
Pfc. Ricky Salas, Jr. 22, of Roswell, N.M., died in Mosul, Iraq,
on March 7, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military
vehicle while conducting mounted operations. Salas was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, Friedberg, Germany.
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Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Lance Cpl. Bunny Long.
Lance Cpl. Bunny Long, 22, of Modesto, Calif., died March 10 from
a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device in Al Anbar province,
Iraq. He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Spc. Christopher S. Merchant.
Spc. Christopher S. Merchant, 32, of Hardwick, Vt., died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq,
on March 1, when his HMMWV came under attack by enemy forces using a
vehicle-borne improvised explosive device and rocket-propelled grenade.
Merchant was assigned to the Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 172nd
Infantry Regiment, Jericho, Vt.
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Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder.
Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder, of Finksburg, Md., died March 3 from
a non combat-related vehicle accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was
assigned to Combat Service Support Group-1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
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Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Staff Sgt. Kevin P. Jessen.
Staff Sgt. Kevin P. Jessen, 28, of Paragould, Ark., died in Rawah,
Iraq, on March 5, when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. Jessen was assigned to the Army's 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
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Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Staff Sgt. Dwayne P. R. Lewis.
Staff Sgt. Dwayne P. R. Lewis, 26, of New York City, died in Baghdad, Iraq on
Feb. 27, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire
during a dismounted patrol. Lewis was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd
Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Cpl. Adam O. Zanutto.
Cpl. Adam O. Zanutto, 26, of Caliente, Calif., died March 6 at
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., from wounds received as a result of an improvised explosive device in Al Anbar province, Iraq on Feb. 25. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
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Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of:
Gunnery Sgt. Justin R. Martone, 31, of Bedford, Va.
Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry, 28, of Lorena, Texas.
Martone died March 7 and Fry died March 8 from improvised explosive devices in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Martone was assigned to 9th Engineer Support
Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force,
Okinawa, Japan. Fry was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd
Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Pfc. Ricky Salas.
Pfc. Ricky Salas, Jr. 22, of Roswell, N.M., died in Mosul, Iraq,
on March 7, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military
vehicle while conducting mounted operations. Salas was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, Friedberg, Germany.
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Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Lance Cpl. Bunny Long.
Lance Cpl. Bunny Long, 22, of Modesto, Calif., died March 10 from
a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device in Al Anbar province,
Iraq. He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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