Cpl Ross D. Morrison, 58, U.S.M.C., born July 9, 1961, passed away from cancer on May 19, 2020. Morrison was a Rifleman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. After a deployment at sea aboard the USS Trenton (LPD-14), he was sent to Lebanon on the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7). While in Beirut, his base was attacked by a bomber driving a truck full of TNT. After days of not knowing if he was one of the 241 casualties, President Reagan, in a Speech to the Nation, confirmed that Morrison was alive and well. Semper Fi, Marine! Til Valhalla, Brother! |