Cpl. James H. McRae of Springtown, Texas was a 2003 graduate of Springtown High School. He grew up learning at an early age how to fix fences and work cattle and how to repair boat and car engines under the watchful eye of his dad. He enjoyed deer hunting and especially loved fishing, whether in the stock tanks on the family ranch or on a charter boat in the Gulf of Mexico. He was the baby and the only son and was very active in his church and enjoyed playing in a local band. Outgoing and never wanting for a date, he played trombone in the Springtown marching band and the jazz band. His skill earned him a music scholarship to Weatherford College, which he attended for a year. He taught himself how to play the guitar and tried to match Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan in a garage band that played at Springtown talent shows. In May 2004, he shipped off for boot camp and had been home very little since. He was serving as a diesel mechanic on Okinawa, Japan, when he was attached to a California-based unit destined for Iraq. He received the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, two Marine Corps Good Conduct Medals, two Sea Service Deployment Ribbons, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal, a Certificate of Commendation, a Letter of Appreciation, a Purple Heart Medal and a Combat Action Ribbon. He was 22.
Marines
3rd Maintenance Battalion
Combat Logistics Regiment 35
3rd Marine Logistics Group
III Marine Expeditionary Force
Okinawa, Japan
Marines
3rd Maintenance Battalion
Combat Logistics Regiment 35
3rd Marine Logistics Group
III Marine Expeditionary Force
Okinawa, Japan
Cpl. James H. McRae of Springtown, Texas was a 2003 graduate of Springtown High School. He grew up learning at an early age how to fix fences and work cattle and how to repair boat and car engines under the watchful eye of his dad. He enjoyed deer hunting and especially loved fishing, whether in the stock tanks on the family ranch or on a charter boat in the Gulf of Mexico. He was the baby and the only son and was very active in his church and enjoyed playing in a local band. Outgoing and never wanting for a date, he played trombone in the Springtown marching band and the jazz band. His skill earned him a music scholarship to Weatherford College, which he attended for a year. He taught himself how to play the guitar and tried to match Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan in a garage band that played at Springtown talent shows. In May 2004, he shipped off for boot camp and had been home very little since. He was serving as a diesel mechanic on Okinawa, Japan, when he was attached to a California-based unit destined for Iraq. He received the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, two Marine Corps Good Conduct Medals, two Sea Service Deployment Ribbons, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal, a Certificate of Commendation, a Letter of Appreciation, a Purple Heart Medal and a Combat Action Ribbon. He was 22.
Marines
3rd Maintenance Battalion
Combat Logistics Regiment 35
3rd Marine Logistics Group
III Marine Expeditionary Force
Okinawa, Japan
Marines
3rd Maintenance Battalion
Combat Logistics Regiment 35
3rd Marine Logistics Group
III Marine Expeditionary Force
Okinawa, Japan
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