Name: Marine Lance Cpl. Curtis A. Christensen Jr.
Age: 29
From: Collingswood, N.J.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Curtis A. Christensen Jr. died Jan. 11 from a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: January 11, 2008
N.C.-based Marine dies in Iraq
The Associated Press
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. A Marine based at Camp Lejeune has died in a nonhostile incident in Iraq, the military said Jan. 15.
Lance Cpl. Curtis A. Christensen Jr., 29, of Collingswood, N.J., died Jan. 11 after the incident in Ramadi. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Christensen joined the Marine Corps on Oct. 16, 2006, and was trained as a machine gunner. He was promoted to lance corporal Dec. 1, 2007.
The incident is under investigation, the Marine Corps said.
Prayers & Condolences For: Curtis A Christensen Jr BY miyembro on May 17, 2008
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
We cherish too, the Poppy redThat grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skiesThat blood of heros never dies.
Prayers & Condolences For: Curtis A Christensen Jr BY Anonymous on Feb 13, 2008
Curtis was an outstanding person and an excellent friend. He is missed by everyone who had the honor of knowing him.
Prayers & Condolences For: Curtis A Christensen Jr BY Anonymous on Jan 19, 2008
May the Lord lift you up in his arms and give you peace. Hope that your family knows that you are being taken care of in the Lord's hands. Extending our sympathies and our pryaers to your family