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Jason was a very sweet child . He was

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born in Jackson , Mississippi

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um We moved to Brandon when he started

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the first grade . The reason he joined

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the Marine corps I think is because

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they had the best uniforms , the best

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looking uniforms and because of 9 11 ,

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when 9 11 happened . Uh , it just

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really did something to him and he

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started watching the news continuously

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and I just affected him and he

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wanted to make a difference .

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His first employment was to Fallujah

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operation phantom fury . It was a fear

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like no other . I was awake all night

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on the computer , you know , trying to

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search every news story um following

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everything and every time I talk to him

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he's like mama don't watch the news ,

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you know , just do not watch the news .

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He was killed in action on his 5th

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deployment . It was a thursday

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afternoon . I had just got off work .

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We got a knock on the door . My husband

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answered the door because I was sitting

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here holding the baby . It was two

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marines . He closed the door , he said

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jenny , come here . I said what ? He

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said , just come here and just come

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here . I said what is it , what is it ?

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And I opened the door and I saw these

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two marines and I just closed the door .

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I think I just screamed and fell to the

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floor .

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I think people are afraid to ask me

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about Jason . Um sometimes I mean

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love talking about him . Just you know ,

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I want his memory to carry on . I think

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it's important to say his name and just

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have his legacy carry on .

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Oh , I've learned so many things about ,

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um , how he instilled others to be

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better . Um , he wanted others to

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be a leader . Um ,

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he wanted others to

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do their best and to be compassionate

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and care and bring others together .

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That's just the kind of person he was .

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I wish I was more like him .