Sorry to bother you again, but I would appreciate it greatly if you could see that this link gets posted. My old chapter has experienced another loss ,and with this being the 2nd in less than a month it's particularly hard on everyone, especially his pledge brothers. Matt was an outstanding and patriotic brother, and will be missed greatly.
Shelby Beau Lowery III
Louisiana Delta #058
V., D., B.L..
Matthew Ron Barnes' family was notified late Tuesday afternoon that earlier in the day the 20-year-old Marine and others were killed when a suicide bomber rammed into the military vehicle he was traveling in, his father said.
"He operated out of a Humvee," Rick Barnes said. "Apparently, what we understand, it was rammed by a suicide bomber; the automobile drove into them."
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Matthew, who was also called "Matt" by friends, was a student at the University of Louisiana at Monroe until he joined the Marines 3rd Battalion in May 2004, his aunt Rita Dispenza said.
"He went over in August last year and he was due back over here the middle of next month," Rick Barnes said.
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