The Ones We Carry

A sergeant leads from the front — and he did exactly that, every single time. His brothers watched him live that oath. They carry that example forward. Always forward. Always for the man beside him.

He stepped into harm's way and never stepped back. A Marine to the core — he led by doing, protected by being first, and left his brothers carrying a debt they can never repay. His name belongs on this wall.

Sergeant First Class. That rank doesn't come without years of sacrifice — deployment after deployment, duty over comfort, duty over safety. He was the backbone his unit leaned on. They don't forget.

A Staff Sergeant leads, protects, and holds it together — for everyone else. He put his people first, stepped into danger so others wouldn't have to. His example lives in every soldier who served beside him.

SPC Fitzmorris was killed in action on 25 AUG 2008 while on a dismounted patrol in the Aadamiya area of Baghdad Iraq. He served in the 4th Infantry Division 3rd Brigade Combat Team 3/29 Field Artillery Regiment Alpha Battery 1st Platoon.