May 1, 2007 -- DOYLESTOWN, Pa. -- A Montgomery County family is in mourning, after a Marine with deep ties to the area died in Iraq while on his second tour.
First Lt. Travis Manion, 26, was killed by sniper fire Sunday, while on patrol in Anbar province.
The Doylestown native was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.
He’s remembered by friends and family as a tremendous athlete and a promising young man.
Staff at La Salle College High School said the 1999 graduate kept in constant contact with family and friends even sending the school pictures from a war zone.
In an e-mail written to family and friends, Manion wrote, "As in anything in life, true success does not come from battles won easily.”
Make sure to read the rest...this Marine - and his family - are true Heroes. Our hearts are with his family, friends, and Marine brothers and sisters.
First Lt. Travis Manion, 26, was killed by sniper fire Sunday, while on patrol in Anbar province.
The Doylestown native was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.
He’s remembered by friends and family as a tremendous athlete and a promising young man.
Staff at La Salle College High School said the 1999 graduate kept in constant contact with family and friends even sending the school pictures from a war zone.
In an e-mail written to family and friends, Manion wrote, "As in anything in life, true success does not come from battles won easily.”
Make sure to read the rest...this Marine - and his family - are true Heroes. Our hearts are with his family, friends, and Marine brothers and sisters.
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven's scenes,
They will find the streets are guarded
By United States Marines.
Ever look on Heaven's scenes,
They will find the streets are guarded
By United States Marines.
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