1st Lt. Erik S. McCrae of Portland, Oregon tried to look beyond the violence in Iraq, describing to his wife encounters with children and visits to old buildings. He enjoyed learning about the culture and talked about all the beautiful buildings and the mosques. He was a 2000 graduate of Linfield College, McCrae worked as a mechanical engineer and reserve sheriff's deputy before he shipped out to Iraq.
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Army
National Guard
2nd Battalion
162nd Infantry
Cottage Grove, Oregon
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Erik Scott McCrae, husband of former Butte resident Heather Smyth McCrae, was killed June 4 while serving with the Army in Iraq.
He was born Nov. 1, 1978, in La Grande, Ore., and graduated from Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., in 2000. In the fall of 2000, Erik joined the Oregon National Guard as a cavalry scout with E/82 Cavalry Troop in Woodburn. In August 2001, Erik was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Oregon Army National Guard.
On Feb. 27, Erik married his sweetheart of a year, Heather Smyth, of Portland and formerly of Butte. They married at Fort Polk, La., where Erik's unit had just finished its training for deployment to Iraq. The two had a small wedding on post and planned a wedding vow renewal and reception for all friends and family upon his return from Iraq.
Survivors include his wife, Heather, of Portland; parents, Scott and Terri, of Tigard, Ore.; brother, Kelby, Brookings, Ore.; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Janet and Robin Smyth of Portland and formerly of Butte; and many other loving family members and friends.
Memorial services have not be finalized, pending return of his body.
Montana Standard, The (Butte, MT) - Wednesday, June 9, 2004
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Army
National Guard
2nd Battalion
162nd Infantry
Cottage Grove, Oregon
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Erik Scott McCrae, husband of former Butte resident Heather Smyth McCrae, was killed June 4 while serving with the Army in Iraq.
He was born Nov. 1, 1978, in La Grande, Ore., and graduated from Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., in 2000. In the fall of 2000, Erik joined the Oregon National Guard as a cavalry scout with E/82 Cavalry Troop in Woodburn. In August 2001, Erik was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Oregon Army National Guard.
On Feb. 27, Erik married his sweetheart of a year, Heather Smyth, of Portland and formerly of Butte. They married at Fort Polk, La., where Erik's unit had just finished its training for deployment to Iraq. The two had a small wedding on post and planned a wedding vow renewal and reception for all friends and family upon his return from Iraq.
Survivors include his wife, Heather, of Portland; parents, Scott and Terri, of Tigard, Ore.; brother, Kelby, Brookings, Ore.; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Janet and Robin Smyth of Portland and formerly of Butte; and many other loving family members and friends.
Memorial services have not be finalized, pending return of his body.
Montana Standard, The (Butte, MT) - Wednesday, June 9, 2004
1st Lt. Erik S. McCrae of Portland, Oregon tried to look beyond the violence in Iraq, describing to his wife encounters with children and visits to old buildings. He enjoyed learning about the culture and talked about all the beautiful buildings and the mosques. He was a 2000 graduate of Linfield College, McCrae worked as a mechanical engineer and reserve sheriff's deputy before he shipped out to Iraq.
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Army
National Guard
2nd Battalion
162nd Infantry
Cottage Grove, Oregon
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Erik Scott McCrae, husband of former Butte resident Heather Smyth McCrae, was killed June 4 while serving with the Army in Iraq.
He was born Nov. 1, 1978, in La Grande, Ore., and graduated from Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., in 2000. In the fall of 2000, Erik joined the Oregon National Guard as a cavalry scout with E/82 Cavalry Troop in Woodburn. In August 2001, Erik was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Oregon Army National Guard.
On Feb. 27, Erik married his sweetheart of a year, Heather Smyth, of Portland and formerly of Butte. They married at Fort Polk, La., where Erik's unit had just finished its training for deployment to Iraq. The two had a small wedding on post and planned a wedding vow renewal and reception for all friends and family upon his return from Iraq.
Survivors include his wife, Heather, of Portland; parents, Scott and Terri, of Tigard, Ore.; brother, Kelby, Brookings, Ore.; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Janet and Robin Smyth of Portland and formerly of Butte; and many other loving family members and friends.
Memorial services have not be finalized, pending return of his body.
Montana Standard, The (Butte, MT) - Wednesday, June 9, 2004
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Army
National Guard
2nd Battalion
162nd Infantry
Cottage Grove, Oregon
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Erik Scott McCrae, husband of former Butte resident Heather Smyth McCrae, was killed June 4 while serving with the Army in Iraq.
He was born Nov. 1, 1978, in La Grande, Ore., and graduated from Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., in 2000. In the fall of 2000, Erik joined the Oregon National Guard as a cavalry scout with E/82 Cavalry Troop in Woodburn. In August 2001, Erik was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Oregon Army National Guard.
On Feb. 27, Erik married his sweetheart of a year, Heather Smyth, of Portland and formerly of Butte. They married at Fort Polk, La., where Erik's unit had just finished its training for deployment to Iraq. The two had a small wedding on post and planned a wedding vow renewal and reception for all friends and family upon his return from Iraq.
Survivors include his wife, Heather, of Portland; parents, Scott and Terri, of Tigard, Ore.; brother, Kelby, Brookings, Ore.; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Janet and Robin Smyth of Portland and formerly of Butte; and many other loving family members and friends.
Memorial services have not be finalized, pending return of his body.
Montana Standard, The (Butte, MT) - Wednesday, June 9, 2004
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1LT - U S ARMY - IRAQ - KILLED IN ACTION - PURPLE HEART
LOVED HUSBAND - SON - BROTHER
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