Keywords: LCpl Ford MEMORIAL DVIDS19727.jpg en Capt Jareed R Duff commanding officer for Company C 1st Tank Battalion leads his company in prayer during a memorial service for Lance Cpl Michael R Ford April 30 2006 at the Marines base in Al Asad Iraq Ford - a tank crewman - was killed April 26 2006 in Iraq's western Al Anbar Province after the tank he was driving struck an improvised explosive device - a roadside bomb Ford's unit -Twentynine Palms Calif -based Company C 1st Tank Battalion - held the service in remembrance of the 19-year-old New Bedford Mass native Ford was part of Company C's third platoon which operates with 1st Battalion 7th Marine Regiment near the Iraqi-Syrian border Ford's death was the first for the company of 120-plus Marines since the arrived in Iraq about six weeks ago Company C will remain deployed to Iraq for at least another five months Commanders live their entire lives to have Marines like that under their command said Capt Jareed R Duff Company C's commanding officer during the service 2006-05-09 https //www dvidshub net/image/19727 19727 2006-05-09 09 24 AL ASAD IQ PD-USGov Twentynine Palms California Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |