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12 September 2009, 18:07
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ANGLICO Marine dies in parachute accident
RIP Sgt Jeremiah McGraw, a loss to his family, our Corps, and my unit.
You will be missed, but you will always be remembered by your brothers from 4th. I am so sorry to his family, my families thoughts and prayers are with you as I know the rest of us from the Company feel the same. Sgt McGraw had completed the PLC Program and was due to be commissioned a 2nd Lt in the Marine Corps the end of this month. A fine young Marine. Blue skies warrior, Semper Fidelis!! WAUCHULA - Authorities say a Marine has died from injuries sustained when his parachute didn't open during a training exercise in Hardee County. According to a release from the Hardee County Sheriff's Office, the Marines were jumping from a C130 aircraft Thursday when someone called 911 to report that a Marine's parachute didn't deploy. Sgt. Jeremiah D. McGraw was taken to Florida Hospital Wauchula, where he was pronounced dead. The 22-year-old Boynton Beach resident was a Selected Reserve Marine assigned to 4th Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company in West Palm Beach. A joint investigation is being conducted by military personnel and the Hardee County Sheriff's Office. The training exercise was being held in the Peace River town of Wauchula.
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RIP "Southside" Capt Warren "War" Frank, 5th ANGLICO - November 25, 2008 Baiji, Iraq GySgt Marcelo Velasco, 4th ANGLICO - November 19, 2008 Fallujah, Iraq Sgt Jeremiah McGraw, 4th ANGLICO - September 10, 2009 Lightning from the Sky, Thunder from the Sea! Last edited by USMC_ANGLICO; 12 September 2009 at 18:09. Reason: spell check 
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12 September 2009, 20:59
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RIP Marine
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12 September 2009, 22:47
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RIP.
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12 September 2009, 23:28
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RIP Marine
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"All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.- T.E. Lawrence, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom"
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13 September 2009, 12:00
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RIP Marine.
It may not have made a difference in his case, but jumpers need to be as on top of their emergency procedures as shooters are with regards to malfunction drills (or should be)....
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Losing faith in humanity, one assclown at a time....
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13 September 2009, 12:57
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RIP Sgt McGraw, Vaya con Dios..
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Go raibh tú leathuair ar Neamh sula mbeadh a fhios ag an diabhal go bhfuil tú marbh "May you be a half hour in heaven before the devil knows you’re dead"
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13 September 2009, 23:17
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Wookie - Thank you, from what we have been told, since Jerms had already completed OCS and was waiting to be pinned, the Marine Corps is going to promote him to 2nd Lt posthumously.
SN - I don't want cross a line of OPSEC in any way because there is an ongoing inquiry into the event, but ANGLICO units are static-line units. S/F! An update: When the Gulf War started in 1991, Sgt. Jeremiah D. McGraw of the U.S. Marine Corps wore his fatigues throughout the entire 44 days of fighting. He was 4 years old. "This was something he always wanted to do," said his father, Tim McGraw. Jeremiah McGraw, 22, a Selected Reserve Marine assigned to 4th Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company in West Palm Beach, died Thursday when his parachute didn't open during a training exercise in Hardee County. He is survived by his wife, two brothers, and parents Tim and Juanita McGraw. "You couldn't come up with any obstacle or challenge that would slow him down," said older brother Josh McGraw, surrounded by friends and fellow Marines on Saturday at the family's apartment west of Boynton Beach. According to a release from the Hardee County Sheriff's Office, the Marines were jumping from a C130 aircraft when someone called 911 to report that a parachute didn't deploy. Jeremiah McGraw was taken to Florida Hospital Wauchula, where he was pronounced dead. His father said the parachute tangled with another Marine's. Jeremiah McGraw was able to break free but the backup parachute didn't open and he died on impact, Tim McGraw said. A joint investigation is being conducted by military personnel and the Hardee County Sheriff's Office. The training exercise was in the Peace River town of Wauchula. At his home west of Boynton Beach, Josh McGraw, also a Marine, was preparing the Marine uniform his brother will wear for the services, while fellow Marines told stories of Jeremiah's McGraw's selflessness. At his young age he had already climbed to the rank of sergeant and is expected to become a lieutenant posthumously. He attended the Officers College and had a military career drawn out before him, his family said. McGraw was making up drill time he had missed because of classes to become an officer. "He believed the best officers had been Marines who had enlisted first," Tim McGraw said. "His goal was to retire as a one-star general in 20 years." His friend described him as kind and loving, someone who loved to repair things. He once used dental floss to fix speakers. "I got two more years out of those speakers," Josh McGraw said. "I've never known anyone who loved his wife the way he did," added Cpl. Noe Carcaches. Home-schooled by his parents, Jeremiah McGraw shared a special bond with his family. The three had tattooed Ecclesiastes 4:12 on their backs: "And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken." He had also helped his father lose 45 pounds in the last four months. He constantly helped his subordinates, said Sgt. Christopher Gordon, who was his superior. "He would do anything he could to help his brothers," Gordon said. Once asked whom he would call if he were ever kidnapped, friend and Marine Mike Leavitt blurted, "Jeremiah McGraw." "Because I knew he would get his two bothers involved and do whatever it took to get me out of it."
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RIP "Southside" Capt Warren "War" Frank, 5th ANGLICO - November 25, 2008 Baiji, Iraq GySgt Marcelo Velasco, 4th ANGLICO - November 19, 2008 Fallujah, Iraq Sgt Jeremiah McGraw, 4th ANGLICO - September 10, 2009 Lightning from the Sky, Thunder from the Sea!
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