Jason Hanson
 |
| Age: |
|
21 |
| Hometown: |
Forks, WA |
| Date of Death: |
7/29/2006 |
| Incident Location: |
Anbar province, Iraq |
| Branch of Military: |
|
Marines |
| Rank: |
Pfc |
| Unit: |
3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine E |
| Unit's Base: |
Twentynine Palms, Calif. |
|
Hanson had "wisdom beyond his years," said his mother, and he received a number of awards while in the Marines. When he graduated from boot camp, his mother said she watched a man become a Marine. His dreams of entering the military started when he was 14. "He believed in fighting for his country," she said. He will be remembered by his family and friends as a small-town boy who loved fishing, music and motorcycles, Carol Hanson said. "He had such a good spirit and it showed through his eyes," she said. "He was a nice kid who grew up to be a nice man. He had a way of smiling that made you forget you were mad