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Name: Sgt. Justin M. Hansen
Age: 76
From: Traverse City, MI
Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Northern Michigan Marine sergeant dies in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. &mdash A Marine sergeant from northern lower Michigan has been killed in combat in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. It was his second combat tour there, his father said.
Justin M. Hansen, 26, of Traverse City was killed Tuesday in combat in Badghis province, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday night. He was part of the 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion from Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Hansen was a 2003 graduate of Kingsley High School, where he played football. His father, Rick Hansen of Williamsburg, said that along with two tours of duty in Afghanistan, his son also served in combat in Iraq.
Hansen's father said his son was no stranger to the insurgents that U.S. forces faced.
"I said, 'Do you get real close to these guys &mdash the enemy?' And he said, 'Oh yeah. Someday we'll sit down in a corner and we'll talk about it,'" he told the Traverse City Record-Eagle. "That day never came."
Lifelong friend Jon Walton said Justin Hansen was "always full of energy, always up for something new."
"And he was the most committed person I've ever met," Walton said. "Whatever he did, he did 110 percent."
Amanda Herrick, who graduated from Kingsley High a year before Hansen, said his loss was being strongly felt.
"We are still a small community. Everybody knows everybody," Herrick said.
Kingsley is about 12 miles south-southeast of Traverse City.
Remains of Michigan Marine return from Afghanistan
The Associated Press
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. &mdash The remains of a Marine sergeant from northern lower Michigan who was killed in Afghanistan are being returned to the United States, the Pentagon said Thursday.
Twenty-six-year-old Justin M. Hansen of Traverse City was killed Tuesday in combat in Badghis province. He was part of the 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion from Camp Lejeune, N.C.
The military said it expected Hansen's remains to arrive Thursday night at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
Hansen joined the Marines in 2005, served a combat tour in Iraq and was on his second posting to Afghanistan.
He was a 2003 graduate of Kingsley High School, where he played football.
The Traverse City Record-Eagle said funeral plans were incomplete Thursday.
Incident: Sgt. Justin M. Hansen died July 24 in Badghis province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Northern Michigan Marine sergeant dies in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. &mdash A Marine sergeant from northern lower Michigan has been killed in combat in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. It was his second combat tour there, his father said.
Justin M. Hansen, 26, of Traverse City was killed Tuesday in combat in Badghis province, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday night. He was part of the 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion from Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Hansen was a 2003 graduate of Kingsley High School, where he played football. His father, Rick Hansen of Williamsburg, said that along with two tours of duty in Afghanistan, his son also served in combat in Iraq.
Hansen's father said his son was no stranger to the insurgents that U.S. forces faced.
"I said, 'Do you get real close to these guys &mdash the enemy?' And he said, 'Oh yeah. Someday we'll sit down in a corner and we'll talk about it,'" he told the Traverse City Record-Eagle. "That day never came."
Lifelong friend Jon Walton said Justin Hansen was "always full of energy, always up for something new."
"And he was the most committed person I've ever met," Walton said. "Whatever he did, he did 110 percent."
Amanda Herrick, who graduated from Kingsley High a year before Hansen, said his loss was being strongly felt.
"We are still a small community. Everybody knows everybody," Herrick said.
Kingsley is about 12 miles south-southeast of Traverse City.
Remains of Michigan Marine return from Afghanistan
The Associated Press
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. &mdash The remains of a Marine sergeant from northern lower Michigan who was killed in Afghanistan are being returned to the United States, the Pentagon said Thursday.
Twenty-six-year-old Justin M. Hansen of Traverse City was killed Tuesday in combat in Badghis province. He was part of the 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion from Camp Lejeune, N.C.
The military said it expected Hansen's remains to arrive Thursday night at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
Hansen joined the Marines in 2005, served a combat tour in Iraq and was on his second posting to Afghanistan.
He was a 2003 graduate of Kingsley High School, where he played football.
The Traverse City Record-Eagle said funeral plans were incomplete Thursday.
Died: July 24, 2012
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BY John on Aug 28, 2012 | |  | May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.
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