U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Craig Watson
Lance Corporal Craig N. Watson, 21 year old Marine from Union City, Michigan, died in Fallujah, Iraq.
Craig was born in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Shirley Watson and Jay D. Watson. He had lived in the Union City, Michigan, area most of his life. He was a 2003 graduate of Union City where he made All Conference in Football and Wrestling. He participated in Track, mock elections in senior high and had a part in the play Grease. He loved to hunt, fish and ride horses. His military service as a U.S. Marine began with boot camp June 23, 2003, he graduated MCRD September 19, 2005 and continued with Infantry training at Camp Pendleton, CA and he served two tours in Iraq and went by a nickname of Oompa. He is survived by his Mother, Shirley Watson of Union City; Father, Jay D. Watson of Caro; Brothers, Kevin Watson, Bradley Watson both of Union City and James Deaton of Spokane, WA. He was predeceased by his brother Derek Watson and his grandparents.
When Shirley Watson packed Christmas gifts last week for her son, she kept things simple. "Just some socks and underwear and some puzzle books," Shirley Watson said. "They have to carry everything around." She mailed the gifts to Iraq, where her 21-year-old son was serving a second tour of duty before a scheduled homecoming in January. Military officers informed her at 2 a.m. Friday, that her son was one of 10 Marines killed Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, by a roadside bomb near Fallujah. Eleven other Marines were wounded. She described her son as a jokester and a protector who decided to join the Marines after September 11 when he was attending Union City High School. He joined the delayed enlistment program and shipped out three weeks after graduating in June 2003. "He felt he needed to help," she said. "He totally believed in what he was doing over there. He didn't feel the men should be pulled out yet because they weren't finished."
Lance Corporal Craig N. Watson, 21 year old Marine from Union City, Michigan, died in Fallujah, Iraq.
Craig was born in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Shirley Watson and Jay D. Watson. He had lived in the Union City, Michigan, area most of his life. He was a 2003 graduate of Union City where he made All Conference in Football and Wrestling. He participated in Track, mock elections in senior high and had a part in the play Grease. He loved to hunt, fish and ride horses. His military service as a U.S. Marine began with boot camp June 23, 2003, he graduated MCRD September 19, 2005 and continued with Infantry training at Camp Pendleton, CA and he served two tours in Iraq and went by a nickname of Oompa. He is survived by his Mother, Shirley Watson of Union City; Father, Jay D. Watson of Caro; Brothers, Kevin Watson, Bradley Watson both of Union City and James Deaton of Spokane, WA. He was predeceased by his brother Derek Watson and his grandparents.
When Shirley Watson packed Christmas gifts last week for her son, she kept things simple. "Just some socks and underwear and some puzzle books," Shirley Watson said. "They have to carry everything around." She mailed the gifts to Iraq, where her 21-year-old son was serving a second tour of duty before a scheduled homecoming in January. Military officers informed her at 2 a.m. Friday, that her son was one of 10 Marines killed Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, by a roadside bomb near Fallujah. Eleven other Marines were wounded. She described her son as a jokester and a protector who decided to join the Marines after September 11 when he was attending Union City High School. He joined the delayed enlistment program and shipped out three weeks after graduating in June 2003. "He felt he needed to help," she said. "He totally believed in what he was doing over there. He didn't feel the men should be pulled out yet because they weren't finished."
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Craig Watson
Lance Corporal Craig N. Watson, 21 year old Marine from Union City, Michigan, died in Fallujah, Iraq.
Craig was born in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Shirley Watson and Jay D. Watson. He had lived in the Union City, Michigan, area most of his life. He was a 2003 graduate of Union City where he made All Conference in Football and Wrestling. He participated in Track, mock elections in senior high and had a part in the play Grease. He loved to hunt, fish and ride horses. His military service as a U.S. Marine began with boot camp June 23, 2003, he graduated MCRD September 19, 2005 and continued with Infantry training at Camp Pendleton, CA and he served two tours in Iraq and went by a nickname of Oompa. He is survived by his Mother, Shirley Watson of Union City; Father, Jay D. Watson of Caro; Brothers, Kevin Watson, Bradley Watson both of Union City and James Deaton of Spokane, WA. He was predeceased by his brother Derek Watson and his grandparents.
When Shirley Watson packed Christmas gifts last week for her son, she kept things simple. "Just some socks and underwear and some puzzle books," Shirley Watson said. "They have to carry everything around." She mailed the gifts to Iraq, where her 21-year-old son was serving a second tour of duty before a scheduled homecoming in January. Military officers informed her at 2 a.m. Friday, that her son was one of 10 Marines killed Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, by a roadside bomb near Fallujah. Eleven other Marines were wounded. She described her son as a jokester and a protector who decided to join the Marines after September 11 when he was attending Union City High School. He joined the delayed enlistment program and shipped out three weeks after graduating in June 2003. "He felt he needed to help," she said. "He totally believed in what he was doing over there. He didn't feel the men should be pulled out yet because they weren't finished."
Lance Corporal Craig N. Watson, 21 year old Marine from Union City, Michigan, died in Fallujah, Iraq.
Craig was born in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Shirley Watson and Jay D. Watson. He had lived in the Union City, Michigan, area most of his life. He was a 2003 graduate of Union City where he made All Conference in Football and Wrestling. He participated in Track, mock elections in senior high and had a part in the play Grease. He loved to hunt, fish and ride horses. His military service as a U.S. Marine began with boot camp June 23, 2003, he graduated MCRD September 19, 2005 and continued with Infantry training at Camp Pendleton, CA and he served two tours in Iraq and went by a nickname of Oompa. He is survived by his Mother, Shirley Watson of Union City; Father, Jay D. Watson of Caro; Brothers, Kevin Watson, Bradley Watson both of Union City and James Deaton of Spokane, WA. He was predeceased by his brother Derek Watson and his grandparents.
When Shirley Watson packed Christmas gifts last week for her son, she kept things simple. "Just some socks and underwear and some puzzle books," Shirley Watson said. "They have to carry everything around." She mailed the gifts to Iraq, where her 21-year-old son was serving a second tour of duty before a scheduled homecoming in January. Military officers informed her at 2 a.m. Friday, that her son was one of 10 Marines killed Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, by a roadside bomb near Fallujah. Eleven other Marines were wounded. She described her son as a jokester and a protector who decided to join the Marines after September 11 when he was attending Union City High School. He joined the delayed enlistment program and shipped out three weeks after graduating in June 2003. "He felt he needed to help," she said. "He totally believed in what he was doing over there. He didn't feel the men should be pulled out yet because they weren't finished."
