Articles 3.5.2005

The Chicago Daily Herald has an article on SSG Alex Crackel, of the 1-9th, who was killed in the Anbar Province on 2.24.2005. SSG Crackel grew up in England with his mother and siblings, but became and American citizen at 18 and followed in his father's footsteps into the U.S. military at 24. His younger brother has served in both the U.S. Army and British Royal Army. A memorial service is being planned in Aurora, IL, and SSG Crackel will be buried in England, where his mother, wife and daughter live.
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The Pajaro Valley, CA, Register-Pajaronian and the Associated Press report that negotiations are under way in the custody dispute over the burial location of SSG Jason Hendrix, of the 1-9th, who was killed in Ramadi on 2.16.2005. SSG Hendrix's father wishes to have him buried next to his Grandfather, a Marine, in Tulsa, OK. His mother initially wished that he be buried in Watsonville, CA. She has since, through her attorney, offered a compromise of memorial services in both California and Oklahoma with burial in Arlington National Cemetery. No conclusion has been reached.
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Other articles from the region:
- Associated Press: Anger Against Iraqi Insurgents Grows