Do you know who this is? I didn't until I heard of his passing. I went to the community memorial service at Snohomish High School where he attended (where I attended many years earlier) and we all shared the grief. I will never forget the emotion I felt and the community pride I felt looking around as we gathered to honor one of the special people that came from our community.
My mother introduced me to his mother. The community gathered together with donations to build a climbing wall that now is located at the Snohomish Boys and Girls Club in Honor of this fine young man.
My wife Carol and I purchased 100 bulbs at the auction to raise money for the wall and they just finished flowering. That's one way we remember this young man and his family along with the other fallen and their families.
Today is Memorial Day. Is your flag up? Take a moment to remember our hero and the others before and after him.
Marine Cpl. Jeffrey B. Starr
22, of Snohomish, Washington.
Starr died from small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on May 30, 2005.
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