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November 21, 2006Marines honor two fallen Marines-Heroes Call
CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq (Nov. 11, 2006) - Marines with 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment paused to honor two men who gave their lives for the cost of freedom. The unit held a memorial service for Lance Cpl. Troy D. Nealey and Lance Cpl. Minhee Kim at Camp Baharia Nov 11. Nealey was a 24-year-old rifleman from Eaton Rapids, Mich. , and Kim was a 20-year-old rifleman from Ann Arbor , Mich. Both Marines were assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment. Nealey was killed Oct. 29 and Kim was killed Nov. 1 while conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq with Regimental Combat Team 5 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. "Perhaps it is appropriate that we are here on 11 Nov., the day our nation comes together to honor the service and sacrifice of our veterans," said Lt. Col. Harold Van Opdorp, a 39-year-old battalion commander, from Stafford, Va. "We honor those who have worn the uniforms of our armed forces, for Lance Cpl. Nealey and Lance Cpl. Kim are two such patriots." Marines who knew the fallen spoke of the great sacrifice the Marines made. They also acknowledged the standards the Marines set for all others to follow. "I wished I had gotten to know the Marines better," said Capt. Michael Mayne, C Company, company commander. "I'm proud to call them my brother and to have known them at all." Sgt. Bryce Sobol and others always knew they could rely on Nealey to accomplish any task to the best of his abilities. "No matter what the task, I knew if Nealey was involved, it would get accomplished," Sobol said. "The whole time I served with him, he never once let me down." Story by Lance Cpl. Stephen M cGinnis Cpl. Gary A. Koehler 
Hometown: Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S. Age: 21 years old Died: November 1, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Unit: Marines, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Incident: Killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province. Gary A. Koehler Koehler, Gary A. Milan, MI Marine Corporal Gary A Koehler of Milan died Novem ber 1, 2006 in Haditha, Iraq while serving our country. He was born March 29, 1985 in Ypsilanti to Ron and Mary (Goodney) Koehler. Gary graduated from Milan High School in 2003 where he played football and baseball. He also was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Ann Arbor. On February 17, 2006 he married Hillary Moss and she survives. Survivors also include his parents of Albuquerque, New Mexico, his brother Rob Koehler of Ypsilanti, grandparents Ted and Ruth Koehler and Arline Goodney all of Marquette, his in-laws Dr. Gary and Nancy Moss of Ypsilanti, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Gary was a wonderful husband, son, brother, dedicated marine and great friend. Visitation will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 209 Washtenaw Ave, Ypsilanti on Thursday from 4-8 p.m. where a Marine Corp League Memorial Service will be held at 8:00 p.m. The funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 10th at the church followed by military honors. Those desiring may make contributions to Milan High School Athletic Dept., Purple Heart, or Shriners Childrens Hospital. Arrangements by Stark/Ochalek Funeral Service. On line condolences may be sent to www.stark funeral.com. Published in AnnArbor.com on November 8, 2006 Marine took duty seriously, family saysby Ray Kisonas , last modified November 03. 2006 11:56AM Funeral services are expected to be held next week in Ypsilanti for Cpl. Gary A. Koehler, the Marine who was killed in Iraq Wednesday. The Department of Defense reported Cpl. Koehler, who graduated from Milan High School in 2003, was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. He is the seventh Operation Iraqi Freedom casualty from the Monroe County region. Military officials did not release a cause of death, but those close to the family believe he was shot during a mission in Al Anbar province. A trained sniper, he was part of a scout sniper platoon that was sent to the city of Haditha to help counter recent insurgent sniper attacks. Services for Cpl. Koehler will be held in the First United Methodist Church at Washington and Washtenaw in Ypsilanti, said his father-in-law Gary Moss. Cpl. Koehler married Hillary Moss, his high school sweetheart, in the same church. "He was a dedicated husband," Mr. Moss said. "He was serving his country and (this) just wasn't supposed to happen. His smile lit up the room. He was a great guy." The youngest son of Ron and Mary Koehler, he also is survived by a brother, Robbie, said Kevin Hlavaty, a close family friend. Cpl. Koehler's father is a retired police captain and his mother is a nurse. They live in New Mexico and are planning on returning to Michigan soon for the funeral. "He came from a very good family," Mr. Hlavaty said. "He was solid and decent, raised by two very wonderful, loving parents who taught him to be capable and accountable." While at Milan High School, Cpl. Koehler was an athlete who excelled in football and baseball. His coaches described him as tenacious and a natural leader. Upon graduation Cpl. Koehler and Mr. Hlavaty's son, Elliott, enlisted together. They were best friends and Mr. Hlavaty became close to Cpl. Koehler over the years. "They both felt that joining the Marines would be something meaningful and would be a big challenge for them," Mr. Hlavaty said. "But Elliott came home and Gary did not." Cpl. Koehler earned good grades and played sports for the fun of it, Mr. Hlavaty said. He said Cpl. Koehler liked to compete at almost anything, was adventurous and had a reckless side. He always had fun, Mr. Hlavaty said, but he respected his elders and his country. Cpl. Koehler enlisted, thinking it would be a special way to contribute. He believed it was a patriotic act, Mr. Hlavaty said. In the fall of 2004, he was shot in the leg during battle in Al Fallujah and earned a Purple Heart. He came back home in January, 2005, a changed person, Mr. Hlavaty said. "He knew the way very few of us know what it means to serve your country in combat," Mr. Hlavaty said. "He came back not as a cut-up, life-is-about-fun kid, but as a man." His battalion was redeployed in June as part of a Marine Expeditionary Unit and their mission was to be a ready response resource. In the last month of this assignment, Cpl. Koehler's platoon was sent to the Al Anbar province. He was killed while countering insurgent sniper attacks. "It was dangerous and he went because it was his job, not because he wanted to go back," Mr. Hlavaty said. "After the 2004 battle in Al Fallujah, he knew what being a warrior really means. He went back because he was not one to run from his responsibility." Mr. Hlavaty said Cpl. Koehler told him he knew that to function in that environment soldiers must accept the possibility of death each morning and get past it. "Gary will be terribly missed for the laughs and the antics and his warm nature and his friendship," Mr. Hlavaty said. "He was like a second son."
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