Name: Marine 1st Lt. Travis L. Manion Age: 26 From: Doylestown, Pa. Assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Incident: Marine 1st Lt. Travis L. Manion died April 29 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died:
April
29, 2007 Doylestown Marine killed in combat in Iraq
The Associated Press
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — A Marine officer from Doylestown who was killed in combat in Iraq was a dedicated supporter of the troops’ mission, his family said April 30.
First Lt. Travis L. Manion, 26, died April 29 in combat in Anbar province. He was serving his second tour in Iraq, embedded with an Iraqi army unit that he was leading and training.
“He was so sure what he was doing over there was right,” said his mother, Jannette Manion. “He called the night Bush made his speech about the troop surge and told us, ‘That’s exactly what we need.’ His biggest concern was that the politicians over here were giving life to the insurgents by putting the military and president...
Prayers & Condolences For: Travis L Manion BY Anonymous on Aug 13, 2007
A life short lived, but full, I wish that only I could have met the man that sacrificed the ultimate. I became family a little over a year ago, and from that point forward and even before I have only heard wonderful words when referring to Travis. My first meeting of the family was to mourn Travis. A wonderful man is now his parent's and family's guardian angel. With parent's and family as wonderful, I am honored to be part of it all. Pamela Manion
Prayers & Condolences For: Travis L Manion BY miyembro on May 10, 2007