Geofrey R. Cayer

Age: 20
Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
Rank: Lance Corporal
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Station: Camp Pendleton, CA

Killed in Action: July 18, 2006
Location: Anbar Province, Iraq
Campaign: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Medals & Commendations: Purple Heart, National Defense, Iraq Campaign, Global War on Terror

Hometown: Fitchburg, MA
Family: He is survived by his parents Robert N., and Joan M. (Saulnier) Cayer; two brothers, Charles “Chase” Cayer, of Sacramento, Ca. and Alexander “Alex’ Cayer of Fitchburg; one sister, Abbigail ‘Abby” Cayer of Fitchburg his paternal grandparents, Norman R. and Claire F. Cayer of , Ma., and several uncles, aunts and cousins. He was predeceased by his maternal grandparents, Dr. Mark A. and Christine (Lucas) Saulnier of Fitchburg.