Marine Lance Corporal Thomas Echols of Shepherdsville, Ky, made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom on Monday, December 4, 2006 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
LCPL Echols was COB’s son Josh’s best friend all through high school. They each followed family traditions in joining the military and though Josh was in the Army and Tom in the Marines, they both ended up in Iraq at the same time.
They both recently returned home, Josh will be attending Tom, LCPL Echols’ funeral this week.
I’ll see you Fiddler’s Green Marine. Semper Fi. Sgt Hook out.
Taps
Halfway down the road to hell,
In a shady meadow green,
Are the souls of all dead troopers camped
Near a good old-time canteen.
And this eternal resting place
Is known as Fiddler’s Green.
-Author Unknown
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