Marine Cpl. Ian T. Zook
tommy24, of Port St. Lucie, Fla.
assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Oct. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Tags: tampaIan T. Zook once thought his future lay in the heavens until he decided it should be on the streets. After graduating in 1999 as valedictorian of the Faith Baptist Christian School, Zook attended a year of Bible college while considering whether that was his calling. He eventually chose to follow in his father’s footsteps in law enforcement and enlisted in the Marine Corps. “He was a unique individual. His wit was uncanny,” said his father, Mark…
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May 23rd, 2007 at 11:52 pm
They saw their injured country’s woe;
The flaming town, the wasted field;
Then rushed to meet the insulting foe;
They took the spear, - but left the shield.
- Philip Freneau