Marine Pfc. Christopher J. Reed

Died July 10, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom

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20, of Craigmont, Idaho; 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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Chris Reed loved hunting and fishing with his brother, and wanted to use his military experience to get a job with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. He had been in Iraq only three weeks when the vehicle he was riding in overturned. "He'd basically just gotten there," said his brother Brian. Reed, 20, of Craigmont, Idaho, died July 10 after the Humvee he was riding in Anbar province rolled over, killing four people. He was based at Camp Pendleton, Calif Reed graduated high school in 2003 and almost immediately joined the Marine Corps. His departure was delayed because on graduation night the two brothers got into a wrestling match and Chris ended up hurting some ribs. Before his deployment, Reed spent most of his time visiting friends and family. "When it came to his family, he put them before everything else," said his good friend Beth Pratt, who remembered him as a lively presence. "Even when there was nothing to do Chris would turn a boring evening into an unforgettable memory." Reed is survived by his parents, Keith and Tammy Reed.

— Associated Press