Marine Lance Cpl. Nathanial D. Windsor

Died March 13, 2007 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom

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20, of Scappoose, Ore.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died March 13 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine from Newport, Ore., killed in Iraq

The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Marine from Oregon was killed during combat in Iraq, the military announced March 14.

Lance Cpl. Nathanial D. Windsor, 20, died in Anbar province, according to the Defense Department. Windsor was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, in Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Windsor’s father, Robert Windsor of Gladstone, told The Oregonian that his son was shot in the neck while questioning detainees last weekend, and later died at a military hospital.

According to a list compiled by the governor’s office, Windsor was the 82nd person from Oregon or with close Oregon ties to die in Iraq or Afghanistan

Windsor graduated from Newport High School in 2005 and then worked at a Safeway store before joining the military. His foster mother while in high school, Bambie Henderson, told the Newport News-Times that Windsor wanted to go to college, but didn’t have enough money for tuition.

The newspaper reported that Windsor was on the wrestling team while in high school and also involved in the video production program.

“He was one of those kids who was fun to be around; he always had a smile on his face and a positive attitude,” Ollie Richardson, the high school’s video production instructor, told the News-Times. “He liked to be in the leadership role, taking charge and making sure everything was running smoothly.”

A community memorial service for Windsor is scheduled at 6 p.m. March 15 at Newport High School.