Marine Sgt. Krisna Nachampassak

Died July 10, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom

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27, of Burke, Va.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed July 10 in a non-combat-related vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Krisna Nachampassak loved soccer and his kids, and had a plan to combine the two passions. "He always used to say that he wanted a lot of kids so he could have his own soccer team," said his wife, Danile Nachampassak. Krisna, 27, of Burke, Va., died July 10 in a vehicle accident in Iraq. He was assigned to Camp Pendleton, Calif. Humble and caring, Krisna always thought of other people, his wife said. His parents, who made their way out of Laos, came to the United States in 1976. Thinnat Nachampassak said he often told his two sons about their struggle and thought it made an impression. Danile said her husband told her during a phone call that he was scared and there was a lot of bombing. But he also said he was worried about who would watch after his wife and two boys if something happened to him. "He was not thinking of himself," she said.

— Associated Press