As Marines got ready for the battle of Fallujah, Gary Strader learned that his son had developed a skin condition. If it didn't clear up within two weeks, he was to be sent home. "I was ecstatic," his father said. His son, Morgan W. Strader, had another feeling. "He decided he wasn't coming home," his father said. "He said, 'Dad, the guys in my unit aren't experienced in this,'" his father recalled. "'I need to help them.'" Morgan Strader, 23, of Crossville, Tenn., died Nov. 12 in Fallujah. He was based at Camp Pendleton, Calif. "He was a Marine from the day he was born," his father said. "His grandfather was in the Army during Korea. He latched onto that and loved it." Strader graduated from Cumberland County High School in 2000 as a member of the track team and wrestling squad. He also joined the cross country team to get into shape for the Marines. "He was a responsible kid. He was the most loyal kid I have known. He was heart and soul to anything he was involved with," said his former English teacher Angela Bradley.
Morgan W. Strader
July 18, 1981 - Nov. 12, 2004
Sgt. Morgan William Strader, 23, passed away Nov. 12, 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq. Funeral services were conducted Nov. 21 from the chapel of Bilbrey Funeral Home, with burial at Hebbertsburg Cemetery in Crab Orchard. The Rev. Pete Scarbrough officiated. A Marine Corps Honor Detail from Knoxville provided the military honors of presentation of the flag, the firing detail and "Taps" at the cemetery and also served as pallbearers. Sgt. Strader's aunt, Major Jennifer Parham, Indiana National Guard, who was deployed to Kosovo at the time of Sgt. Strader's death, served as his military escort.
Sgt. Strader was born July 18, 1981 in Danville, IN, the son of Gary Strader and Linda Morgan.
Sgt. Strader was in the United States Marine Corps, on active duty in Iraq. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Crossville, Tennessee.
Survivors include his father and stepmother, Gary and Janet Strader of Indianapolis, IN; mother and stepfather, Linda Morgan and Timothy Kelley of Dumfries, VA; brother, Matthew Strader of West Palm Beach, FL; half-brother, Brian Strader of Indianapolis, IN; stepbrother, Christopher Agnew of Indianapolis, IN; sisters, Amber Trowbridge and Rachel Strader of Indianapolis, IN and Jessica Strader of Dumfries, VA; grandparents, Onza (Lonnie) and Estelle Morgan of Crab Orchard; and grandfather, William Strader of DuPont, IN.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Wilma Thompson Strader.
Bilbrey Funeral Home, Inc. was in charge of the arrangements.
**A very heartfelt thank you to Find A Grave contributor, Monkei not only for fulfilling my photo request for Morgan Strader but for sponsoring his memorial as well. May your kindness be returned to you a hundredfold and may God continue to bless and hold you in the palm of His hand.
***From Sgt. Strader's Father: Thank you, Mrs. Kassab, for setting up this memorial. Thank you, Monkei, for sponsoring this memorial. Morgan's family appreciates the kindness and generosity of you both.
Morgan W. Strader
July 18, 1981 - Nov. 12, 2004
Sgt. Morgan William Strader, 23, passed away Nov. 12, 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq. Funeral services were conducted Nov. 21 from the chapel of Bilbrey Funeral Home, with burial at Hebbertsburg Cemetery in Crab Orchard. The Rev. Pete Scarbrough officiated. A Marine Corps Honor Detail from Knoxville provided the military honors of presentation of the flag, the firing detail and "Taps" at the cemetery and also served as pallbearers. Sgt. Strader's aunt, Major Jennifer Parham, Indiana National Guard, who was deployed to Kosovo at the time of Sgt. Strader's death, served as his military escort.
Sgt. Strader was born July 18, 1981 in Danville, IN, the son of Gary Strader and Linda Morgan.
Sgt. Strader was in the United States Marine Corps, on active duty in Iraq. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Crossville, Tennessee.
Survivors include his father and stepmother, Gary and Janet Strader of Indianapolis, IN; mother and stepfather, Linda Morgan and Timothy Kelley of Dumfries, VA; brother, Matthew Strader of West Palm Beach, FL; half-brother, Brian Strader of Indianapolis, IN; stepbrother, Christopher Agnew of Indianapolis, IN; sisters, Amber Trowbridge and Rachel Strader of Indianapolis, IN and Jessica Strader of Dumfries, VA; grandparents, Onza (Lonnie) and Estelle Morgan of Crab Orchard; and grandfather, William Strader of DuPont, IN.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Wilma Thompson Strader.
Bilbrey Funeral Home, Inc. was in charge of the arrangements.
**A very heartfelt thank you to Find A Grave contributor, Monkei not only for fulfilling my photo request for Morgan Strader but for sponsoring his memorial as well. May your kindness be returned to you a hundredfold and may God continue to bless and hold you in the palm of His hand.
***From Sgt. Strader's Father: Thank you, Mrs. Kassab, for setting up this memorial. Thank you, Monkei, for sponsoring this memorial. Morgan's family appreciates the kindness and generosity of you both.
As Marines got ready for the battle of Fallujah, Gary Strader learned that his son had developed a skin condition. If it didn't clear up within two weeks, he was to be sent home. "I was ecstatic," his father said. His son, Morgan W. Strader, had another feeling. "He decided he wasn't coming home," his father said. "He said, 'Dad, the guys in my unit aren't experienced in this,'" his father recalled. "'I need to help them.'" Morgan Strader, 23, of Crossville, Tenn., died Nov. 12 in Fallujah. He was based at Camp Pendleton, Calif. "He was a Marine from the day he was born," his father said. "His grandfather was in the Army during Korea. He latched onto that and loved it." Strader graduated from Cumberland County High School in 2000 as a member of the track team and wrestling squad. He also joined the cross country team to get into shape for the Marines. "He was a responsible kid. He was the most loyal kid I have known. He was heart and soul to anything he was involved with," said his former English teacher Angela Bradley.
Morgan W. Strader
July 18, 1981 - Nov. 12, 2004
Sgt. Morgan William Strader, 23, passed away Nov. 12, 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq. Funeral services were conducted Nov. 21 from the chapel of Bilbrey Funeral Home, with burial at Hebbertsburg Cemetery in Crab Orchard. The Rev. Pete Scarbrough officiated. A Marine Corps Honor Detail from Knoxville provided the military honors of presentation of the flag, the firing detail and "Taps" at the cemetery and also served as pallbearers. Sgt. Strader's aunt, Major Jennifer Parham, Indiana National Guard, who was deployed to Kosovo at the time of Sgt. Strader's death, served as his military escort.
Sgt. Strader was born July 18, 1981 in Danville, IN, the son of Gary Strader and Linda Morgan.
Sgt. Strader was in the United States Marine Corps, on active duty in Iraq. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Crossville, Tennessee.
Survivors include his father and stepmother, Gary and Janet Strader of Indianapolis, IN; mother and stepfather, Linda Morgan and Timothy Kelley of Dumfries, VA; brother, Matthew Strader of West Palm Beach, FL; half-brother, Brian Strader of Indianapolis, IN; stepbrother, Christopher Agnew of Indianapolis, IN; sisters, Amber Trowbridge and Rachel Strader of Indianapolis, IN and Jessica Strader of Dumfries, VA; grandparents, Onza (Lonnie) and Estelle Morgan of Crab Orchard; and grandfather, William Strader of DuPont, IN.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Wilma Thompson Strader.
Bilbrey Funeral Home, Inc. was in charge of the arrangements.
**A very heartfelt thank you to Find A Grave contributor, Monkei not only for fulfilling my photo request for Morgan Strader but for sponsoring his memorial as well. May your kindness be returned to you a hundredfold and may God continue to bless and hold you in the palm of His hand.
***From Sgt. Strader's Father: Thank you, Mrs. Kassab, for setting up this memorial. Thank you, Monkei, for sponsoring this memorial. Morgan's family appreciates the kindness and generosity of you both.
Morgan W. Strader
July 18, 1981 - Nov. 12, 2004
Sgt. Morgan William Strader, 23, passed away Nov. 12, 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq. Funeral services were conducted Nov. 21 from the chapel of Bilbrey Funeral Home, with burial at Hebbertsburg Cemetery in Crab Orchard. The Rev. Pete Scarbrough officiated. A Marine Corps Honor Detail from Knoxville provided the military honors of presentation of the flag, the firing detail and "Taps" at the cemetery and also served as pallbearers. Sgt. Strader's aunt, Major Jennifer Parham, Indiana National Guard, who was deployed to Kosovo at the time of Sgt. Strader's death, served as his military escort.
Sgt. Strader was born July 18, 1981 in Danville, IN, the son of Gary Strader and Linda Morgan.
Sgt. Strader was in the United States Marine Corps, on active duty in Iraq. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Crossville, Tennessee.
Survivors include his father and stepmother, Gary and Janet Strader of Indianapolis, IN; mother and stepfather, Linda Morgan and Timothy Kelley of Dumfries, VA; brother, Matthew Strader of West Palm Beach, FL; half-brother, Brian Strader of Indianapolis, IN; stepbrother, Christopher Agnew of Indianapolis, IN; sisters, Amber Trowbridge and Rachel Strader of Indianapolis, IN and Jessica Strader of Dumfries, VA; grandparents, Onza (Lonnie) and Estelle Morgan of Crab Orchard; and grandfather, William Strader of DuPont, IN.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Wilma Thompson Strader.
Bilbrey Funeral Home, Inc. was in charge of the arrangements.
**A very heartfelt thank you to Find A Grave contributor, Monkei not only for fulfilling my photo request for Morgan Strader but for sponsoring his memorial as well. May your kindness be returned to you a hundredfold and may God continue to bless and hold you in the palm of His hand.
***From Sgt. Strader's Father: Thank you, Mrs. Kassab, for setting up this memorial. Thank you, Monkei, for sponsoring this memorial. Morgan's family appreciates the kindness and generosity of you both.
