Capt. Brent L. Morel

Capt. Brent L. Morel

Brent L. Morel Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Feb. 9, 2005.
Brent Morel always seemed to be getting out of trouble. Whether it was ending arguments as a bar bouncer, breaking up a scuffle between neighborhood kids or sparring in a college boxing match, Morel could quickly end any fight. Morel, 27, who lived in McKenzie, Tenn., and was stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif., couldn't escape the Sunni Triangle in Fallujah, where he died on April 7. His platoon was ambushed in a reconnaissance mission. College friend Eric Wells said he remembers Morel stopping a bar brawl of about 20 people near the University of Memphis. "Brent had a broken leg and was on crutches, but he just dove right in the middle of it and took out the ringleaders," Wells said. "He's the toughest guy I ever knew." Morel, an avid hunter, graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1999 with a degree in history. He became a commissioned officer in the Marines the next week. Morel married Amy Mullins a week after that. "He became a different person when he married Amy," Wells said. "He was totally dedicated to her. He knew a week after he met her that she was the one."

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March 14, 2019

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April 6, 2013

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William Kavchok

March 14, 2019

Semper fidelis

d adams

April 14, 2015

Never Forgotten.

Semper Fi, Sir.

James Troutt

April 6, 2013

Our Prayers are with you Molly and your family God Bless. Brent say Hi to Dustin for me.

Peggy Childers

April 19, 2011

April 7, 2011
To the family and friends of Capt. Brent L. Morel:
Please accept my remembrance of Brent on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

L Neal

March 20, 2011

To the family of Capt. Brent L. Morel:
Please know that just as your loved one remains in your hearts and minds; his sacrifice, and that of your family, remains with the people he died defending. Words cannot express the gratitude we feel for his bravery and selflessness, or the heartache we feel for your loss. God bless and keep you always.

christina lewis

June 16, 2010

may you rest in peace brent. thank you and the others that have sacrificed their lives so that we can live free. you are truley missed and will never be forgotten.

June 16, 2010

Brent and I were very good friends at Bartlett High. We got into trouble together and helped each other out of some tight spots. He was someone I could always count on to have my back. His memory will never be forgotten. Rest in Peace my brother...see you again someday I hope.

John Nelson

June 16, 2010

Brent and I were very good friends at Bartlett High. We got into trouble together and helped each other out of some tight spots. He was someone I could always count on to have my back. His memory will never be forgotten. Rest in Peace my brother...see you again someday I hope.

Peggy Childers

April 8, 2010

To the family and friends of Capt. Brent L. Morel:
Remembering Brent 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

Kenna Larra

October 29, 2009

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Tammy Bass

May 31, 2009

Molly, Please know that your sacrifice will not be forgotten. On Saturday May 23 I was honored to read the names of Tennessee's fallen in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars at the ceremony at the WWII Memorial. Brent is remembered. I am honored to call you my friend.
Tammy Bass
Proud Mother of USMC Cpl. David Bass
4/23/85 - 4/2/06

Peggy Childers

April 11, 2009

To the family of Capt. Brent L. Morel:
Brent 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

Safely Home

Michael Iezzi

October 15, 2008

Father we entrust our brother Brent to your mercy. You loved him greatly in this life: now that he is freed from all its cares, give him happiness and peace forever. Welcome him now into paradise where there will be no more sorrow, no more weeping or pain, but only peace and joy with Jesus your Son, and the Holy Spirit forever and ever.
May God hold Brent in the palm of His hand. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. My deepest sympathies.

Captain Carla Sizer, USAF Retired

October 12, 2008

I can't even find the words...I lost my 19 year old son--5 Sept 2007, Balad, Iraq. I am absolutely devastated and I know that you are too...but find comfort in the fact that we will see our loved ones, our heroes again. Do I wish that I could trade places with my son? ABSOLUTELY not. He is in the arms of our Lord--"And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away" ~Rev 21:4
What a wonderful thought...
May God bless Capt Brent L. Morel, God bless you and your family and God bless America!

Contact me if you want to talk.

PROUD Mother of
Specialist Dane R. Balcon
Stationed at Ft Hood, TX, 3/8 CAV
KIA, 5 September 2007
Balad, Iraq

Henryk Zaleski(USN-Ret)

October 12, 2008

Rest in peace as we honor your ultimate sacrifice.

wallace tinnin

October 12, 2008

semper fi recon marine rip
the Tinnin Family

R Collis

July 28, 2008

It is difficult to know what to say since I want to express my sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Capt Morel. Please know that your loved one is not forgotten. I wish everyone impacted by this tragic loss strength and peace. I hope that Capt Morel knew that there are people in America who respect his great courage in serving as a member of the US military. Although I did not know him, I know that he must have been a very special person to be willing to do something that most Americans will never have to experience, and for that we can never say thank you enough.
Thank you Capt Morel!

Mark Morel

May 21, 2008

I am Brents Uncle And I miss him very much.

May 9, 2008

You will never be forgotten.
You are missed terribly.
Rest in peace..

Debra Estep

April 7, 2008

To the family and friends of Brent.
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 you are round about me, I believe;
I hear you laughing as you used to do,
Yet loving all the things I think of you;
And knowing you are happy, should I grieve?
You follow and are watchful where I go.”

(Written by Marian Allen during World War l )

Two lines that I wish you to keep near your heart…….

“You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe”

I did not know Brent, but he is my hero.

xo xo
Deb
Proud Air Force Mom and MIL
Remembering The Fallen – Blog
http://tinyurl.com/3z8p55

March 24, 2008

You are remembered and respected. Thank you Capt Morel!

March 10, 2008

you will never be forgotten.

sl

September 23, 2007

Thinking of you -- as always. Rest in peace.

August 19, 2007

Remembering Capt Morel. May you rest in peace. You are missed and loved by so many. I am so sorry for this loss.

Patsy Jo Reed Sircy

August 14, 2007

Sincere sympathy and love, Pat - R.N. and mother of son who attended UTM where everybody I met in the whole town was very nice!

August 9, 2007

There is nothing that I can say or do to take away the pain or bring you peace in your time of sorrow, but I will offer your family my heart felt condolences. I also offer you my prayers that in time the pain will easy and the memories of your HERO will carry you through each day and night. I want to thank your HERO, for his/her selfless act of becoming a member of the armed forces, his/her willingness to defend the United States of America, all that we hold sacred and for the sacrifice that will forever be etched in the memories of all those who knew him/her. Though tears can never bring him/her back, we hope that our tears express our gratitude for the sacrifice that he/she made and our sorrow at his/her passing. I believe for every fallen HERO there is a star shining brightly up above to remind us of the precious gift we were given.

Your mission on earth is complete and you are now a member of GOD’s Heavenly armed forces. Stand down brave warrior and take your rightful place in Heaven with all the HEROES who have passed before.

I made a special promise to LE RON A. WILSON (KIA on 07/06/07) on the day he was laid to rest as I touched his coffin, that I would never forget him nor would I forget those that gave their lives for our country before him, with him and after him and so when I came across www.legacy.com, I thought what a great way to keep my promise to Le Ron, so I will continue to leave tributes in each guest book until the day there is no longer the need to leave these tributes to a FALLEN HERO.

REST IN PEACE, HERO, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!

PROUD MOTHER OF A U.S. SOLDIER
Althea Barrett(Queens, NY)

July 9, 2007

Thank you for the sacrifice made by Capt Morel and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! May God bless all of you!!

Garnet Jenkins

April 7, 2007

In Remembrance of this Fine Young Marine, Capt. Brent L. Morel, with so much gratitude for his Courage, Dedication and Service to our Country and for Freedom.

May Brent, rest safely in God's Care and know that he is a True American hero, that shall Never Be Forgotten.
May the Peace of the Lord continue to be with the Morel family.
There will Never Be Enough Ways, to Humbly Thank these Young Heroes, for their Sacrifices, my brother among them. KIA-Vietnam 1967.

"And God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes,
there shall be no more death,
nor sorrow, nor crying,
there shall be no more pain.
For the former things have have passed away."
Revelations 21:4


May you find peace in knowing the love and memories you have of Brent, will remain in your heart forever and that this Country Remembers his sacrifice.
I am So Deeply Sorry for your loss.

Sandy Pepper

October 20, 2006

A week ago i would have never have known of Captain Brent Morel from Martin Tennessee. After my brother Cpt. Robert Secher died on October 8, my family received a phone call from Brent's father. I was touched that although Brent's dad never knew Robert he wanted to speak to my father to offer his condolences. After the burial, i was getting ready to leave Memphis i went to purchase some flowers and without knowing it i went to Capt. Morel's widows flower shop. What an amazing coincidence. She was so strong and composed. I knew with time i would get through this very sad phase in my life. She gave me my strength that day. I am still trying to make sense of the events of the past week and I imagine that will take lots of time. Whatever the reason your family has connected with mine, i am grateful.. Brent you like Robert were loved by so many, considered a hero and you will be terribly missed.

Melanie Young

April 20, 2006

To Brent's family,

Brent's gift to our nation is appreciated beyond measure. My heart is with you.

Vangi & McKaLyne Lunsford

January 10, 2006

Psalm 23



1

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.

2

He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,

3

He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

5

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

6

Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.



This is a verse that I have found to be comforting to me during my husbands death. Remember that when it seems that no one else is round, God is still there with you! And he will be your rock!



My daughter,McKaLyne, and I send our heartfelt sympathy for your loss! God Bless this warrior, God Bless those whom serve freedom's cause! They are our true HERO's!!!!



If you need anything, please feel free to contact me!!!



Wife & Daughter of the Late

Sgt. Audrey Daron Lunsford

KIA May 23, 2005

Jerry Campbell, CRNA

July 5, 2005

Still tlhinking of you and our hero Brent.



Jerry Campbell, CRNA

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