US Marine Lance Corporal Jabari N. Thompson, age 22, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died on 17th July 2011 from wounds he received on 13th July while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
L-Cpl. Thompson, from Brooklyn, New York, was a machine-gunner serving with the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
L-Cpl. Thompson had previously deployed to Haiti in 2010 and deployed to Afghanistan in February this year. His awards include the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
this is my cousin and this hurts so bad right now!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWe miss you so much words can't express. Aunt.
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ReplyDeleteMy thoughts and prayers go out to Lcpl Thompson's family. I attended his purple heart ceremony earlier this morning. It was an honor to be there and meet his sister.
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