William G. Hall
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| Age: |
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38 |
| Hometown: |
Seattle, WA |
| Date of Death: |
3/30/2008 |
| Incident Location: |
Anbar province, Iraq |
| Branch of Military: |
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Marines |
| Rank: |
Lt. Col. |
| Unit: |
3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Ma |
| Unit's Base: |
Camp Pendleton, Calif. |
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Maj. William G. Hall had a wisdom, a maturity beyond his years that enabled him to provide sound counsel to his elders and, at the same time, guide those far younger than himself.
"He could be having a conversation with me and then my 10-year-old niece could walk in the room and he'd capture her like he'd just captured me," said Maj. Hall's eldest sister, Dolores Perry, 56, of Seattle. "He could talk to anyone — from the minister to a drug addict. He was just that kind of person."
Maj. Hall, a 1987 graduate of Seattle's Garfield High School, embodied a quiet strength and respect for tradition — both the traditions of the Marine Corps, where he moved up the ranks over the course of his 15-year career, and his family's traditions. Like coming home at Christmas and calling his mother at Easter, which he did this past Easter Sunday.