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U.S. Marine Ronald E. Baum
Paul Smiley
Posthumous Portrait.
U.S. Marine
Gunnery Sergeant Ronald E. Baum
American Hero
38, of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
Baum died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Intelligence Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on May 3, 2004.
http://www.fallenheroesmemorial.com/oif/profiles/baumronalde.html
To friends and fellow Marines, Gunnery Sgt. Ronald E. Baum seemed fearless. Facing the conflict in Iraq, he volunteered to go.
"He was tough as nails, disciplined, compassionate," said Capt. Michael DuBruel, Baum's company commander. "Ron lived life to the fullest. He died while leading men in battle."
The 38-year-old from Hollidaysburg, Pa., was killed by mortar fire May 3, 2004, in Iraq's Anbar province. He was stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
"He gave his life for love of his country, the Marine Corps," said his wife, Cynthia Baum. "If Ron could speak to us today, he would say, 'I am proud to be a husband, father, brother, friend, but above all, proud to be a Marine.'"
Baum took part in the evacuation of 172 people in Eritrea during a border dispute with Ethiopia in 1998. He was an instructor at the Naval Survival School in Rangeley, Maine.
Survivors include his three children, ages 3, 7 and 10.
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