Our Fallen Heroes

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This virtual memorial was created to never forget our fallen heroes, who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Allie Gentry

Marine Lance Cpl. Eric Hillenburg  
Death: Dec 23, 2004
 of Marion Ind.; assigned to 3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division I Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Calif.; killed Dec. 23 by enemy action in Anbar province Iraq.  Marine from central Indiana killed in Iraq  Associated Press  AVON Ind. — A 21-year-old from central Indiana was killed last week in Iraq along with two other Marines when they came under enemy fire the Department  of Defense said.  Lance Cpl. Eric Hillenburg  of Avon died Dec. 23 in Iraq’s Anbar province the military said.  “Since he was 14 years old he’s told us he was going to be a Marine” said Erin Kissling Hillenburg’s sister. “He was very sweet and tenderhearted. He really cared about people.”  Hillenburg was born in the southern Indiana town  of Bedford and was a 2001 graduate  of Chapel Hill Christian School in Indianapolis where he was a member  of the varsity basketball and soccer teams.  His father Jerry the pastor  of Hope Baptist Church in Indianapolis said his faith would see him through the difficult time.  “I have a good God. I have a good wife good family. And I have a good church that loves me” Jerry Hillenburg said. “And those things are what I’ll cling to.”  Aside from their son’s death in Iraq the Hillenburgs were also dealing with the hospitalization  of another son who underwent surgery Monday for a kidney ailment.  The Department  of Defense said the two other Marines killed in the same attack as Hillenburg were Lance Cpl. James R. Phillips21  of Hillsboro Fla. and Cpl. Raleigh C. Smith21  of Lincoln Mont.  All three were assigned to the I Marine Expeditionary Force based out  of Camp Pendleton Calif.  Hillenburg is the 36th service member to die in the Middle East since the buildup for the invasion  of Iraq began in early 2003 .

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Marine Lance Cpl. Eric Hillenburg
Death: Dec 23, 2004
of Marion Ind.; assigned to 3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division I Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Calif.; killed Dec. 23 by enemy action in Anbar province Iraq. Marine from central Indiana killed in Iraq Associated Press AVON Ind. — A 21-year-old from central Indiana was killed last week in Iraq along with two other Marines when they came under enemy fire the Department of Defense said. Lance Cpl. Eric Hillenburg of Avon died Dec. 23 in Iraq’s Anbar province the military said. “Since he was 14 years old he’s told us he was going to be a Marine” said Erin Kissling Hillenburg’s sister. “He was very sweet and tenderhearted. He really cared about people.” Hillenburg was born in the southern Indiana town of Bedford and was a 2001 graduate of Chapel Hill Christian School in Indianapolis where he was a member of the varsity basketball and soccer teams. His father Jerry the pastor of Hope Baptist Church in Indianapolis said his faith would see him through the difficult time. “I have a good God. I have a good wife good family. And I have a good church that loves me” Jerry Hillenburg said. “And those things are what I’ll cling to.” Aside from their son’s death in Iraq the Hillenburgs were also dealing with the hospitalization of another son who underwent surgery Monday for a kidney ailment. The Department of Defense said the two other Marines killed in the same attack as Hillenburg were Lance Cpl. James R. Phillips21 of Hillsboro Fla. and Cpl. Raleigh C. Smith21 of Lincoln Mont. All three were assigned to the I Marine Expeditionary Force based out of Camp Pendleton Calif. Hillenburg is the 36th service member to die in the Middle East since the buildup for the invasion of Iraq began in early 2003 .

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