John J. Van Gyzen IV

Age: 27
Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
Rank: Lance Corporal
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Station: Twentynine Palms, CA

Killed in Action: July 5, 2004
Location: Anbar Province, Iraq
Campaign: Operation Iraqi Freedom

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

Hometown: Rehobeth, MA
Family: He is survived by his wife, Amanda; his mother, Dorothy Arsenault; father, John Van Gyzen III and stepmother Jane Van Gyzen.