Kimmielee
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I'm so incredibly sad tonight. I just found out that my hometown has lost our first soldier in Iraq. It's such a horrible feeling and our whole town is in shock.
Staff Sargent Raymond J. Plouhar, USMC, Jump Platoon, 3rd Battalion was killed at the beginning of this week. He was 29 years old.
His Grandmother was my bus driver when I was a young girl. Two of his aunts work with my SIL at our schools transportation dept. He was a friend of my niece, they went to high school together.
I found this information: "Raymond Plouhar died Monday of wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, the Defense Department announced Tuesday.
Plouhar, of Lake Orion, about 30 miles north of Detroit, was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, First Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
He signed up for the Marines immediately after graduating from Lake Orion High School, where he wrestled and played football, his father said in a telephone interview.
The 57-year-old Plouhar said his son took four years off from active duty to serve as a recruiter in Flint after donating one of his kidneys to his uncle.
During that time, the Marine was filmed as part of "Fahrenheit 9/11," about the Bush administration's actions after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He was unaware that the movie was being made as a critical commentary about the war.
The 10-year Marine's sister and grandfather served in the Army. He had only 38 days left in Iraq and had been there a little more than four months during his most recent tour, his family said."
Please say a prayer for Ray and his family. He has a wife and two children, 5 and 9 years old.
Staff Sargent Raymond J. Plouhar, USMC, Jump Platoon, 3rd Battalion was killed at the beginning of this week. He was 29 years old.
His Grandmother was my bus driver when I was a young girl. Two of his aunts work with my SIL at our schools transportation dept. He was a friend of my niece, they went to high school together.
I found this information: "Raymond Plouhar died Monday of wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, the Defense Department announced Tuesday.
Plouhar, of Lake Orion, about 30 miles north of Detroit, was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, First Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
He signed up for the Marines immediately after graduating from Lake Orion High School, where he wrestled and played football, his father said in a telephone interview.
The 57-year-old Plouhar said his son took four years off from active duty to serve as a recruiter in Flint after donating one of his kidneys to his uncle.
During that time, the Marine was filmed as part of "Fahrenheit 9/11," about the Bush administration's actions after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He was unaware that the movie was being made as a critical commentary about the war.
The 10-year Marine's sister and grandfather served in the Army. He had only 38 days left in Iraq and had been there a little more than four months during his most recent tour, his family said."
Please say a prayer for Ray and his family. He has a wife and two children, 5 and 9 years old.
God Bless and much gratitude to Staff Sargent Raymond J. Plouhar, USMC and all our brave heros who've paid the ultimate price while serving our country. My heart and prayers go out to his wife, 2 young children and family, that God may grant them faith and strength during their difficult time.
