Army, Private 1st Class Based: Vilseck, Germany
4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died: May 3, 2004
Khalis (near), Iraq
Single
Gender: Male
Hometown: Long Beach
High School: Jordan High (Long Beach) Burial: Riverside National Cemetery
Update May 2011:
From Military Times:
When Pfc. Lyndon A. Marcus Jr. fell in love with singing and musical theater, he wanted to share his passion. He starred in a high school production of "Fame," and even recorded a song to be distributed in local independent record stores. "He had a smile that would make you melt," said his sister, Keil Marcus. "He was real talented and wasn't afraid to be himself and express himself." The 21-year-old from Long Beach, Calif., died May 3 when his vehicle flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq. He was stationed in Vilseck, Germany. He was an "energetic, talented kid ... a performer in every sense," said his high school drama teacher, Robert Browning. In a letter received just hours after the soldier's family learned of his death, Lyndon Marcus wrote that things had been tough in Iraq, and that he was looking forward to coming home and seeing his sister again. "When he was a kid, he wanted to be a superhero and save the world," Keil Marcus said. " ... He was my superhero."
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