thedrifter
07-15-07, 12:10 PM
Hundreds say final goodbye to lance corporal
The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Jul 15, 2007 11:04:45 EDT
COOS BAY, Ore. — Flags across Oregon’s South Coast stood at half-staff Saturday as hundreds of people gathered to honor the life of Lance Cpl. Steven Stacy, who was buried with full military honors
Stacy, a Marine Corps rifleman in the 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, died on July 5 from a gunshot wound to the neck while on patrol about 6 miles outside of Fallujah.
Described as a gentle soul, Stacy was the son of Dana Potts and her husband Robert, of Coos Bay, and Stanley Stacy, of Albany.
The 23-year-old graduate of Marshfield High School had arrived in Iraq only three weeks before his death.
Under an overcast sky, dozens of veterans and their families lined the cemetery drive, holding flags and saluting the motorcade as it arrived.
“I think Corporal Stacy’s response to trying times was to provide strength, which I’m sure he found in the love he had or received from each and every one of you,” said Gov. Ted Kulongoski, who spoke at the graveside service
The Purple Heart that was awarded to Stacy for receiving wounds in action while in Iraq was given to his mother on Saturday.
Ellie
The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Jul 15, 2007 11:04:45 EDT
COOS BAY, Ore. — Flags across Oregon’s South Coast stood at half-staff Saturday as hundreds of people gathered to honor the life of Lance Cpl. Steven Stacy, who was buried with full military honors
Stacy, a Marine Corps rifleman in the 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, died on July 5 from a gunshot wound to the neck while on patrol about 6 miles outside of Fallujah.
Described as a gentle soul, Stacy was the son of Dana Potts and her husband Robert, of Coos Bay, and Stanley Stacy, of Albany.
The 23-year-old graduate of Marshfield High School had arrived in Iraq only three weeks before his death.
Under an overcast sky, dozens of veterans and their families lined the cemetery drive, holding flags and saluting the motorcade as it arrived.
“I think Corporal Stacy’s response to trying times was to provide strength, which I’m sure he found in the love he had or received from each and every one of you,” said Gov. Ted Kulongoski, who spoke at the graveside service
The Purple Heart that was awarded to Stacy for receiving wounds in action while in Iraq was given to his mother on Saturday.
Ellie