thedrifter
07-28-07, 06:17 AM
Posted on Sat, Jul. 28, 2007
Fallen Marine exactly where he wanted to be, says family
LOUISVILLE MAN KILLED TUESDAY IN IRAQ
ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Louisville Marine killed in Iraq this week was intent on fighting in the war and headed straight to boot camp after graduation from high school, his family said.
Lance Cpl. Robert A. Lynch, 20, of Louisville died Tuesday in Diyala province. Two other Marines were killed in the military operation against a Sunni insurgent stronghold, the military said in a statement.
"He'd tell me all the time, 'Mom, I'm going over there to fight for you,'" his mother, Angela Robinson, told WLKY-TV.
Lynch was assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force in Okinawa, Japan.
Lynch's brother, Michael, also fought in Iraq.
"I would be honored to go the same way my brother went," Michael Lynch said. "It would be an honor. I'm so proud of him."
Lynch graduated in 2005 from Louisville's Seneca High School, where he was a well-liked member of the ROTC.
"Robbie was a little bit of a jokester. He put a smile on your face, but when it came time to get something done, he was the first to jump in and stand shoulder to shoulder with you," said retired Marine Col. Richard Maloney, who taught Lynch in ROTC courses at the school.
"He had so many friends here, the word went around like wildfire," Maloney told The Courier-Journal. "This is a big loss for us."
Mike Smith, pastor at Eastside Praise Ministry Center, said he baptized Lynch about a year and a half ago.
"He was so charming and kind," Smith said. "There was a side of him that truly believed in what he was doing. He was convinced his life in this capacity was really going to make a difference."
Killed alongside Lynch were Cpl. James H. McRae, 22, of Springtown, Texas, and Cpl. Matthew R. Zindars, 21, of Watertown, Wis.
Funeral arrangements were pending.
Ellie
Fallen Marine exactly where he wanted to be, says family
LOUISVILLE MAN KILLED TUESDAY IN IRAQ
ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Louisville Marine killed in Iraq this week was intent on fighting in the war and headed straight to boot camp after graduation from high school, his family said.
Lance Cpl. Robert A. Lynch, 20, of Louisville died Tuesday in Diyala province. Two other Marines were killed in the military operation against a Sunni insurgent stronghold, the military said in a statement.
"He'd tell me all the time, 'Mom, I'm going over there to fight for you,'" his mother, Angela Robinson, told WLKY-TV.
Lynch was assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force in Okinawa, Japan.
Lynch's brother, Michael, also fought in Iraq.
"I would be honored to go the same way my brother went," Michael Lynch said. "It would be an honor. I'm so proud of him."
Lynch graduated in 2005 from Louisville's Seneca High School, where he was a well-liked member of the ROTC.
"Robbie was a little bit of a jokester. He put a smile on your face, but when it came time to get something done, he was the first to jump in and stand shoulder to shoulder with you," said retired Marine Col. Richard Maloney, who taught Lynch in ROTC courses at the school.
"He had so many friends here, the word went around like wildfire," Maloney told The Courier-Journal. "This is a big loss for us."
Mike Smith, pastor at Eastside Praise Ministry Center, said he baptized Lynch about a year and a half ago.
"He was so charming and kind," Smith said. "There was a side of him that truly believed in what he was doing. He was convinced his life in this capacity was really going to make a difference."
Killed alongside Lynch were Cpl. James H. McRae, 22, of Springtown, Texas, and Cpl. Matthew R. Zindars, 21, of Watertown, Wis.
Funeral arrangements were pending.
Ellie