Name: Marine Lance Cpl. Cesar F. Machado-Olmos Age: 20 From: Spanish Fork, Utah Assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Cesar F. Machado-Olmos was killed Sept. 13 in a non-combat related vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq. Died:
September
13, 2004 Memorial service held for Marine who died in Iraq
Associated Press
SPANISH FORK, Utah — Before he could get his U.S. citizenship, Marine Lance Cpl. Cesar F. Machado-Olmos died in a vehicle accident in Iraq.
Two hundred people gathered Sept. 19 to honor him at a memorial service at the Spanish Fork National Guard Armory.
Machado-Olmos, who would have turned 21 on Sept. 20, died a week ago in a non-combat vehicle accident. He was the first Latino from Utah killed in the Iraq war.
He joined the Marines on Aug. 25, 2001, just a few months after graduating from Spanish Fork High School.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Hispanic Advisory Council wanted to honor the Marine for his service to his country,
Prayers & Condolences For: Cesar F. Machado-Olmos BY Anonymous on May 28, 2013
GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
Prayers & Condolences For: Cesar F. Machado-Olmos BY Anonymous on Oct 03, 2008
Cesar, you will be missed. I was sad to hear that you had been killed. I pray that your family is able to remember all the good times with you.Albrie (Miller)
Prayers & Condolences For: Cesar F. Machado-Olmos 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.