Marine Cpl. Scripsick was assigned to 3rd Assault amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Scripsick was killed by a suicide bomber while conducting combat operations. Bryan's family lived in Wayne, Oklahoma but he attended and graduated in 2004 from Pauls Valley High School where he played safety and wide receiver on the football team. He could be a tough guy when he had to be, but he was the nicest and kindest person you could ever meet. The determination to serve the country he loved was what prompted him to join the Marines in August 2004. There were only 11 ½ months left in his tour of duty and just three weeks before he was coming home on leave. When Bryan got out of the military, he wanted to go to college and then go on to coach football or baseball. But the dangers of Iraq were always with him. He listed his heroes as "falling brothers". He loved hanging out at the beach, playing football with friends, and watching "Ultimate Fighting Championship". When Bryan came home, hundreds of residents lined the streets in Pauls Valley with red, white and blue balloons or flags as the funeral procession traveled through town. Everyone wanted to pay their respects to their hometown hero.∼Pauls Valley Marine killed in Iraq.
Marine Cpl. Bryan J. Scripsick, 22, of Wayne, Okla., died September 6, 2007 while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was assigned to 3rd Assault amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Sept. 6 while conducting combat operations in Albu Hyatt, Iraq. Also killed were Cpl. Christopher L. Poole Jr., Staff Sgt. John C. Stock and Sgt. Michael J. Yarbrough.
TULSA, Okla. — Friends and family members of an Oklahoma Marine are remembering him following his death in a suicide bomb attack north of Baghdad.
Cpl. Bryan Scripsick was among several casualties in the attack in Anbar province on Sept. 6, authorities said.
Family members said Scripsick was just three weeks away from coming home from Iraq. Friends of the family said he called his parents last month on his 22nd birthday and told them he would be coming home from the war sometime in September.
His brother, Brett Scripsick, said while his brother could be tough when he had to be, he also was the “nicest and sweetest” person you could ever hope to meet.
Seven years older than his brother, Brett said he would let Bryan in on neighborhood football games, though he would “bend the rules” a little bit for his younger sibling.
While the family home is in Wayne, Bryan Scripsick graduated in 2004 from Pauls Valley High School, where he played safety and wide receiver on the football team.
Brett Scripsick said his brother wanted to play college football. Bryan probably would have graduated from college and gone on to coach football or baseball, his brother said.
As it turned out, Bryan chose to join the Marine Corps, which he did right after his 19th birthday in August 2004.
Brett said his brother lived with him for a few months after graduating from high school and the two talked about Bryan’s decision to join the Corps. Brett recalled Sept. 8 that they talked about how Bryan would be far from home and from family and friends.
They also talked about the structure that being a Marine would require, about someone always telling you what to do and where to be.
However, they did not talk about the worst-case scenario, Brett said Sept. 8.
He added that his brother was determined to serve his country and no one would have been able to talk him out of it, anyway.
“It was always a possibility in my mind that this could happen,” Brett said.
Bryan apparently didn’t let himself dwell on such thoughts. His MySpace.com page, last updated Aug. 26, featured the mantra, “Have Fun, Stay Young.”
The site also prominently displays the Superman logo. Brett said Sept. 8 that, to his knowledge, his brother wasn’t inordinately interested in the famed superhero. Instead, Brett said perhaps it indicated his brother’s spirit and youthful bravado.
Still, it is obvious from his MySpace.com page that Bryan was not oblivious to the hazards of Iraq. On the site, he listed his heroes as “falling brothers.”
There was a moment of silence Sept. 7 before the Pauls Valley High School football game. It was homecoming.
Hundreds packed a Pauls Valley church on Sept. 13 to remember the fallen Marine who joined the military because he wanted to help others.
His family received a Purple Heart and Certificate of Honorable Service from the secretary of the Navy awarded to Bryan Scripsick after his death.
a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21475659"Christopher C Stock /a
Marine Cpl. Bryan J. Scripsick, 22, of Wayne, Okla., died September 6, 2007 while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was assigned to 3rd Assault amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Sept. 6 while conducting combat operations in Albu Hyatt, Iraq. Also killed were Cpl. Christopher L. Poole Jr., Staff Sgt. John C. Stock and Sgt. Michael J. Yarbrough.
TULSA, Okla. — Friends and family members of an Oklahoma Marine are remembering him following his death in a suicide bomb attack north of Baghdad.
Cpl. Bryan Scripsick was among several casualties in the attack in Anbar province on Sept. 6, authorities said.
Family members said Scripsick was just three weeks away from coming home from Iraq. Friends of the family said he called his parents last month on his 22nd birthday and told them he would be coming home from the war sometime in September.
His brother, Brett Scripsick, said while his brother could be tough when he had to be, he also was the “nicest and sweetest” person you could ever hope to meet.
Seven years older than his brother, Brett said he would let Bryan in on neighborhood football games, though he would “bend the rules” a little bit for his younger sibling.
While the family home is in Wayne, Bryan Scripsick graduated in 2004 from Pauls Valley High School, where he played safety and wide receiver on the football team.
Brett Scripsick said his brother wanted to play college football. Bryan probably would have graduated from college and gone on to coach football or baseball, his brother said.
As it turned out, Bryan chose to join the Marine Corps, which he did right after his 19th birthday in August 2004.
Brett said his brother lived with him for a few months after graduating from high school and the two talked about Bryan’s decision to join the Corps. Brett recalled Sept. 8 that they talked about how Bryan would be far from home and from family and friends.
They also talked about the structure that being a Marine would require, about someone always telling you what to do and where to be.
However, they did not talk about the worst-case scenario, Brett said Sept. 8.
He added that his brother was determined to serve his country and no one would have been able to talk him out of it, anyway.
“It was always a possibility in my mind that this could happen,” Brett said.
Bryan apparently didn’t let himself dwell on such thoughts. His MySpace.com page, last updated Aug. 26, featured the mantra, “Have Fun, Stay Young.”
The site also prominently displays the Superman logo. Brett said Sept. 8 that, to his knowledge, his brother wasn’t inordinately interested in the famed superhero. Instead, Brett said perhaps it indicated his brother’s spirit and youthful bravado.
Still, it is obvious from his MySpace.com page that Bryan was not oblivious to the hazards of Iraq. On the site, he listed his heroes as “falling brothers.”
There was a moment of silence Sept. 7 before the Pauls Valley High School football game. It was homecoming.
Hundreds packed a Pauls Valley church on Sept. 13 to remember the fallen Marine who joined the military because he wanted to help others.
His family received a Purple Heart and Certificate of Honorable Service from the secretary of the Navy awarded to Bryan Scripsick after his death.
a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21475659"Christopher C Stock /a
Marine Cpl. Scripsick was assigned to 3rd Assault amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Scripsick was killed by a suicide bomber while conducting combat operations. Bryan's family lived in Wayne, Oklahoma but he attended and graduated in 2004 from Pauls Valley High School where he played safety and wide receiver on the football team. He could be a tough guy when he had to be, but he was the nicest and kindest person you could ever meet. The determination to serve the country he loved was what prompted him to join the Marines in August 2004. There were only 11 ½ months left in his tour of duty and just three weeks before he was coming home on leave. When Bryan got out of the military, he wanted to go to college and then go on to coach football or baseball. But the dangers of Iraq were always with him. He listed his heroes as "falling brothers". He loved hanging out at the beach, playing football with friends, and watching "Ultimate Fighting Championship". When Bryan came home, hundreds of residents lined the streets in Pauls Valley with red, white and blue balloons or flags as the funeral procession traveled through town. Everyone wanted to pay their respects to their hometown hero.∼Pauls Valley Marine killed in Iraq.
Marine Cpl. Bryan J. Scripsick, 22, of Wayne, Okla., died September 6, 2007 while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was assigned to 3rd Assault amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Sept. 6 while conducting combat operations in Albu Hyatt, Iraq. Also killed were Cpl. Christopher L. Poole Jr., Staff Sgt. John C. Stock and Sgt. Michael J. Yarbrough.
TULSA, Okla. — Friends and family members of an Oklahoma Marine are remembering him following his death in a suicide bomb attack north of Baghdad.
Cpl. Bryan Scripsick was among several casualties in the attack in Anbar province on Sept. 6, authorities said.
Family members said Scripsick was just three weeks away from coming home from Iraq. Friends of the family said he called his parents last month on his 22nd birthday and told them he would be coming home from the war sometime in September.
His brother, Brett Scripsick, said while his brother could be tough when he had to be, he also was the “nicest and sweetest” person you could ever hope to meet.
Seven years older than his brother, Brett said he would let Bryan in on neighborhood football games, though he would “bend the rules” a little bit for his younger sibling.
While the family home is in Wayne, Bryan Scripsick graduated in 2004 from Pauls Valley High School, where he played safety and wide receiver on the football team.
Brett Scripsick said his brother wanted to play college football. Bryan probably would have graduated from college and gone on to coach football or baseball, his brother said.
As it turned out, Bryan chose to join the Marine Corps, which he did right after his 19th birthday in August 2004.
Brett said his brother lived with him for a few months after graduating from high school and the two talked about Bryan’s decision to join the Corps. Brett recalled Sept. 8 that they talked about how Bryan would be far from home and from family and friends.
They also talked about the structure that being a Marine would require, about someone always telling you what to do and where to be.
However, they did not talk about the worst-case scenario, Brett said Sept. 8.
He added that his brother was determined to serve his country and no one would have been able to talk him out of it, anyway.
“It was always a possibility in my mind that this could happen,” Brett said.
Bryan apparently didn’t let himself dwell on such thoughts. His MySpace.com page, last updated Aug. 26, featured the mantra, “Have Fun, Stay Young.”
The site also prominently displays the Superman logo. Brett said Sept. 8 that, to his knowledge, his brother wasn’t inordinately interested in the famed superhero. Instead, Brett said perhaps it indicated his brother’s spirit and youthful bravado.
Still, it is obvious from his MySpace.com page that Bryan was not oblivious to the hazards of Iraq. On the site, he listed his heroes as “falling brothers.”
There was a moment of silence Sept. 7 before the Pauls Valley High School football game. It was homecoming.
Hundreds packed a Pauls Valley church on Sept. 13 to remember the fallen Marine who joined the military because he wanted to help others.
His family received a Purple Heart and Certificate of Honorable Service from the secretary of the Navy awarded to Bryan Scripsick after his death.
a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21475659"Christopher C Stock /a
Marine Cpl. Bryan J. Scripsick, 22, of Wayne, Okla., died September 6, 2007 while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was assigned to 3rd Assault amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Sept. 6 while conducting combat operations in Albu Hyatt, Iraq. Also killed were Cpl. Christopher L. Poole Jr., Staff Sgt. John C. Stock and Sgt. Michael J. Yarbrough.
TULSA, Okla. — Friends and family members of an Oklahoma Marine are remembering him following his death in a suicide bomb attack north of Baghdad.
Cpl. Bryan Scripsick was among several casualties in the attack in Anbar province on Sept. 6, authorities said.
Family members said Scripsick was just three weeks away from coming home from Iraq. Friends of the family said he called his parents last month on his 22nd birthday and told them he would be coming home from the war sometime in September.
His brother, Brett Scripsick, said while his brother could be tough when he had to be, he also was the “nicest and sweetest” person you could ever hope to meet.
Seven years older than his brother, Brett said he would let Bryan in on neighborhood football games, though he would “bend the rules” a little bit for his younger sibling.
While the family home is in Wayne, Bryan Scripsick graduated in 2004 from Pauls Valley High School, where he played safety and wide receiver on the football team.
Brett Scripsick said his brother wanted to play college football. Bryan probably would have graduated from college and gone on to coach football or baseball, his brother said.
As it turned out, Bryan chose to join the Marine Corps, which he did right after his 19th birthday in August 2004.
Brett said his brother lived with him for a few months after graduating from high school and the two talked about Bryan’s decision to join the Corps. Brett recalled Sept. 8 that they talked about how Bryan would be far from home and from family and friends.
They also talked about the structure that being a Marine would require, about someone always telling you what to do and where to be.
However, they did not talk about the worst-case scenario, Brett said Sept. 8.
He added that his brother was determined to serve his country and no one would have been able to talk him out of it, anyway.
“It was always a possibility in my mind that this could happen,” Brett said.
Bryan apparently didn’t let himself dwell on such thoughts. His MySpace.com page, last updated Aug. 26, featured the mantra, “Have Fun, Stay Young.”
The site also prominently displays the Superman logo. Brett said Sept. 8 that, to his knowledge, his brother wasn’t inordinately interested in the famed superhero. Instead, Brett said perhaps it indicated his brother’s spirit and youthful bravado.
Still, it is obvious from his MySpace.com page that Bryan was not oblivious to the hazards of Iraq. On the site, he listed his heroes as “falling brothers.”
There was a moment of silence Sept. 7 before the Pauls Valley High School football game. It was homecoming.
Hundreds packed a Pauls Valley church on Sept. 13 to remember the fallen Marine who joined the military because he wanted to help others.
His family received a Purple Heart and Certificate of Honorable Service from the secretary of the Navy awarded to Bryan Scripsick after his death.
a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21475659"Christopher C Stock /a
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