Sacramento, California
Army Sgt. 1st Class John Marshall referred to himself as an "old soldier" with a clear purpose and little luxury to debate the reason for his mission. "It's really not an issue with me," he wrote home in an e-mail. "I am not a politician or a policy maker, just an old soldier." Marshall, who lived in Sacramento, Calif., was killed April 8 by an Iraqi rocket-propelled grenade. At 50, Marshall was the oldest American military casualty of the war in Iraq. He grew up in Los Angeles, enlisted when he was 18 and served in Korea and Germany. He leaves a wife, Denise, and six children, ages 9 to 17.
May God bless you and your family. John is a hero and im Thankful for his service and sacrifice. I happened upon his name at the Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial.
Truman Pollard
November 23, 2018 | Irvine, CA
April 8, 2011
To the family and friends of Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall:
Please accept my remembrance of John on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
Peggy Childers
April 18, 2011 | Carson City, NV
Forever Remembered an American Hero.
S. Allen
April 08, 2011
Forever Remembered an American Hero.
S. Allen
May 31, 2010
To the family and friends of Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall:
Remembering John on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
Peggy Childers
April 09, 2010 | Carson City, NV
Never Forgotten.
S. Allen
May 24, 2009 | Lompoc, CA
To the family of Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall:
John gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
Peggy Childers
April 11, 2009 | Carson City, NV
I knew John when he arrived to Ft Stewart back in the early 90's, I remember running into him again at Ft Knox in the late 90's and he was going to return to Ft Stewart. I asked him if he would ever go back to California and he said no because he was excited about retiring one day in Hinesville. I was sadden and shocked when I first heard his name on the TV and I was hoping it wasnt the John Marshal I knew. Please accept my sympathy on behalf on me and my family.
MSG DAN GASTELUM
July 07, 2008 | CORONA, CA
To the family and friends of John.
Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers today.
The Wind on The Downs
“I like to think of you as brown and tall,
As strong and living as you used to be,
In khaki tunic, Sam Brown belt and all,
And standing there and laughing down at me.
Because they tell me, dear, that you are dead,
Because I can no longer see your face,
You have not died, it is not true, instead
You seek adventure in some other place.
That...
Debra Estep
April 08, 2008 | OH