today my walk was dedicated in honor of:
Marine SGT Jacob Gray, age 28 of Alexandria, LA.
died Jun. 4, 2015 at Camp Lejeune, NC.
Jacob graduated in 2004 from Cloverleaf High School. He joined the U.S. Marines Feb. 11, 2005, and served four deployments with 3/6 Lima Company.
Jacob enjoyed hunting, fishing, and the great outdoors. You would always catch him on down time reading a book or on his kindle. He loved spending time with his family and friends. He was a kind, giving and extremely intelligent person who always was looking for ways to better himself and those around him. May we always remember him for his dedication, service and honor to this country, his men, his family and the Corps.
His deployments included: Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom . He re-enlisted while in Iraq.
Jacob’s awards include:
Combat Action Ribbon with Gold Star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with 1 bronze star
Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal with 3 bronze stars
Presidential Unit Citation-Navy
Iraq campaign Medal with 4 bronze stars
Individual Certificate of Commendation
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
National Defense Service Medal
NATO Medal-lSAF Afghanistan
Navy Unit commendation with 4 bronze stars
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Gold ‘V“ for Valor.
Final resting place: Hazard Cemetery, West Salem, OHIO
We had a great 11.33 Mile walk this morning. We started off by walking to the 9/11 Memorial and then we walked by the post office and got to see the beautiful sunrise this morning. We continued on out by the interstate and walked by the Stone Memorial High School and Stone Elementary School. We made a stop in the Crossville City Cemetery to visit some of our fallen brothers and sisters. We continued on down town and stopped at the War Memorial Park and read a few names off of the memorial wall. I want to thank everyone who honked, waved, and saluted in helping me honor this hero. We had 203 honks this morning. I also want to thank Fair Park Senior Center, Bob’s Feed & Fertilizer , and KFC for flying our beautiful colors.
Marine SGT Jacob Gray will not be forgotten !
