Letter From Marine Pfc. Christian D. Gurtner
Sunday, April 27, 2003; Page A19
Marine Pfc.
Christian D. Gurtner
Hello, how are you guys doing? I am good, we are sitting 15 miles from Iraq, we look to be leaving in 48 hours. I really miss you guys. Hey, if someone says anything bad, just tell them your one and only son is fighting so they can pay less for gas and sleep better at night because there is less terrorism in the world. Ohhra!.....
Miss ya, love ya,
Christian
Semper fi.
Gurtner, 19, of Ohio City, Ohio, was killed April 2 by a noncombat weapons discharge in southern Iraq.