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Cpl. Jonathan W. Bowling

(reprinted from DFW.com, February 12, 2005)

 

 

 

WOOD BROTHERS HONOR MARINE: The Wood Brothers are honoring a fallen Marine from their hometown of Stuart, Va., with a decal on the No. 21 Ford.

The decal on Ricky Rudd's car honors U.S. Marine Corporal Jonathan W. Bowling, who was killed in Iraq in January.

"Jonathan and his sisters went to school with our kids," Eddie Wood said. "We've known the family forever. We were out West testing when they had the funeral so we couldn't go.

"Their whole family has always been very supportive of us, and we wanted to do something to honor Jonathan, so we had the decal made up for Speedweeks."

Bowling, 23, was killed when insurgents ambushed a Marine convoy.

He joined the Martinsville (Va.) Police Department in 2002, hoping to gain the experience to fulfill his dream of becoming a Virginia state trooper like his father. He was also a volunteer firefighter and an elder at his church.