Marine Pfc. Daniel B. Chaires
20, of Tallahassee, Fla.
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Oct. 25 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
Tags: tampaHe was a strapping outdoorsman, who liked to ride horses, fish, hunt and work on the family’s property. He was known for a genuine politeness, an eagerness to help friends and neighbors. “He was a lamb, just a lamb. He was beautiful inside and out,” said neighbor Isabelle Blakey. Chaires was homeschooled and earned a GED, then attended Tallahassee Community College to earn the 15 college credits needed to enlist.
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June 28th, 2007 at 11:52 am
If our affections be tried, our affections are our consolation and comfort; and memory, however sad, is the best and purest link between this world and a better.
- Charles Dickens