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Christian Daniel Gurtner

Ohio City, Ohio

April 2, 2003

Age

Military

Rank

Unit/Location

Marines

Pfc

3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center

Twenty-Nine Palms, California

Killed in southern Iraq by an accidental discharge of a personal weapon.

AP News

Christian Gurtner loved bowling, the Atlanta baseball team and Ohio State football. He loved to laugh and stir things up, too. Gurtner of Ohio City, Ohio, and based at Twentynine Palms, died April 2 when his weapon accidentally discharged. He leaves a 6-month-old daughter.