Name: Marine Cpl. Zachary A. Kolda Age: 23 From: Corpus Christi, Texas Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Houston Incident: Marine Cpl. Zachary A. Kolda was killed Dec. 1 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq. Died:
December
01, 2004 Marine remembered for zeal for life
Associated Press
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Cpl. Zachary Kolda had advice for his family in his last letter home from Iraq.
“Laugh harder than you should, it feels good,” he wrote in a letter postmarked Nov. 17. “Remember, sometimes a sunset is enough to fix a lousy day. When everything stinks, go for a jog to remind yourself you can still run.”
Mourners recalled Kolda’s zeal for life on Saturday as they paid their last respects to the Marine, who was fatally injured on Dec. 1 in an explosion in Iraq’s Anbar province.
Kolda, 23, was assigned to the Marine Forces Reserve’s 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division in Houston. He was helping protect Iraq’s largest...
Prayers & Condolences For: Zachary A Kolda BY Anonymous on Aug 28, 2011
To the living I am goneTo the sorrowful I will never returnTo the angry I was cheatedBut to the happy I am at peaceAnd to the faithful I have never leftI can not speak but I can listenI can not be seen but I can be heardSo as you stand upon the shoreGazing at the beautiful seaRemember meAs you look in awe at a mighty forestAnd its grand majestyRemember meRemember me in your heartIn your thoughtsAnd your memories of the times we lovedThe times we criedThe battle I foughtAnd the times we laughedFor if you always think of meI will have never gone.
Prayers & Condolences For: Zachary A Kolda BY Anonymous on May 24, 2009
SEMPER FI, extended family member.
Prayers & Condolences For: Zachary A Kolda BY John on Apr 09, 2008
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.