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LCpl. Jonathan Grant
(reprinted from KOBTV.com, May 25, 2005)
Marine killed in Iraq mourned as hero
POJOAQUE,
N.M. (AP) - Mourners have paid their respects to a Reserve Marine from Pojoaque who was
killed in Iraq.
Lance
Corporal Jonathan Grant was remembered late Wednesday as a hometown hero who treated
everyone with respect.
The
head of the New Mexico National Guard, Brigadier General Kenny Montoya, says Grant made
his mark in this world, and he’ll never be forgotten.
Montoya,
along with Grant’s friends and family, were among 800 people who turned out at the
Pojoaque Valley High School gym to remember Grant.
Grant
was among four Reserve Marines who died May 11th when their amphibious assault
vehicle was hit by a blast in Karabilah. He was the 10th New Mexican
killed in Iraq.
Grant will be buried in the National Cemetery in Santa Fe.