Sgt Christopher Hrbek, USMC... Rest in Peace

[thedrifter]

A Good Friend of Ours, Marine, Fellow Worker was killed yesterday in Afghanistan

The Final Roll Call

We thought of you with love today
But that is nothing new.
We thought about you yesterday
And days before that too.

We think of you in silence
We often speak your name.

Now all we have are memories
And your picture in a frame.

Your memory is our keepsake
With which we'll never part

God has you in His keeping
We have you in our Heart.

Love You and Miss You!

RIP>>>

Ellie and Mark


http://www.spankys-sports-bar.com/hrbek.html

[Hamelink83]

RIP Brother.

[GSEMarine94]

RIP brother, you shall not be forgotten.

[thedrifter]

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Ellie

[Rocky C]

Sorry for your loss Ellie and Mark.

RIP Brother Chris.

Semper Fi Marine,
Rocky

[ameriken]

Thanks for the photo tribute Ellie, I'm sorry to hear the news.

Semper Fi Sgt Hrbek

[doc h fmf]

I sorry my godbless christopher family and my he rest in peace

[SGT7477]

RIP Brother, Semper Fidelis.

[charm1110]

RIP Brother

Semper Fi...

[jetdawgg]

RIP Brother

Semper Fi

[NCOPOWER]

The Corps will live forever that means YOU live forever. RIP brother.

[RLE0352]

RIP Brother

Semper Fi

[thedrifter]

DoD identifies Lejeune casualty
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January 15, 2010 2:53 PM

Updated at 3:45 p.m.

Hrbek was a field artillery cannoneer assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, II Marine Expeditionary Brigade, according to a press release from 2nd Marine Division. Hrbek joined the Marine Corps in January 2003 and was promoted to the rank of sergeant on Dec. 1, 2008.

He deployed to the Central Command theater with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit in 2005, and in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in February to September 2007 and August 2008 to March 2009, according to the release. He deployed to Afghanistan is support of Operation Enduring Freedom in November 2009.

His personal decorations include two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, the Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, and a number of campaign and service decorations.



The Department of Defense has identified a Camp Lejeune Marine casualty.

Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, of Westwood, N.J., died Thursday while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense. Hrbek was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Love You Chris!

Ellie

[thedrifter]

Marine awaiting Bronze Star killed by IED
Staff report
Posted : Friday Jan 15, 2010 16:24:30 EST

A North Carolina-based Marine in line to receive a medal for valor died in Afghanistan on Thursday, according to the Defense Department and media reports.

Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines, out of Camp Lejeune, was killed in Helmand province, according to the Defense Department.

The New Jersey Bergen County Record reports that Hrbek was killed when he stepped on an improvised explosive device.

The Westwood, N.J., native was going to be awarded a Bronze Star with combat “V” for saving the life of his sergeant major, who stepped on an IED under enemy fire Dec. 23, the paper reported.

“I told him, we are proud of you for doing the right thing,” Hrbek’s step-father, Jaymee Hodges, told The Record. “He didn’t think about it, he just did it. He loved being a Marine.”

Hrbek was a local firefighter who joined the Corps in January 2003 in response to the Sept. 11 attacks. His two step-brothers are New York City firefighters, according to The Record.

He served two tours in Iraq between September 2007 and March 2009, according to a II Marine Expeditionary Force release.

He planned to become a drill instructor when he returned from deployment this spring, his step-father said.

Ellie


How Chris will tell You Shots All Around!!!!!!!!

Ellie

[Phantom Blooper]

RIP MARINE!

Semper-Fi!


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