Lance Corporal Andrew Grant Patten
June 1, 1986 - December 1, 2005
 Guestbook for Lance Cpl. Andrew G. Patten
Washington Post
Marine Parents page for Andy
Marine Parents Message Board Community
Andrew Grant Patten
Arlington National Cemetary Website
Second Battalion, Seventh Marines Fallen Heroes
Photo Montage - MS Word Document
Remembering local patriots on Patriot Day
Sauk Valley Newspapers, 9/11/07
Byron dedicates fallen soldier memorial
The Rock River Times, 9/13/06
Local Soldier Honored
WIFR, Rockford/Byron, 9/11/06
A Moving Tribute
CBS News Video, 3/16/06
A Rolling Memorial
CBS News Video, 3/16/06
It's A Reality Check
CBS News Video, 3/16/06
A Mother Drives Her Son's Memory Home
CBS Evening News, 3/16/06
Photos: Unique Memorial Commissioned for Fallen Marines
AirBrushGuy.com
Soldier's Rolling Tribute
KTHV, Little Rock, 2/23/06
House honors Marine killed in Iraq
Rockford Register Star, 2/10/06
Church to honor fallen Marine
Rockford Register Star, 2/3/06
Homecoming For A Fallen Marine - Photo Tribute
Getty Images Editorial
Marine’s death, courthouse, wind farm big news in Ogle
Rockford Register Star, 12/29/05
Fallen Marine Remembered
13 WREX News, 12/19/05
Byron Marine Patten buried in Arlington
Rockford Register Star, 12/15/05
Marine Buried at Arlington Is Remembered as a Hero
Washington Post, 12/15/05
Byron Marine’s burial today in Arlington National Cemetery
Rockford Register Star, 12/14/05
Marine from Byron buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Rockford Register Star, 12/14/05
Community Mourns The Loss Of Fallen Marine
WIFR, 23 News/Rockford, 12/13/05
Text of message by Pastor Scott Nesse at the funeral of Andrew Patten
Rockford Register Star, 12/13/05
Friends, strangers pay homage to Patten
Rockford Register Star, 12/13/05
Voices on Lance Cpl. Andrew Patten
Rockford Register Star, 12/13/05
Local Marine's Funeral - Photo Gallery
Rockford Register Star, 12/12/05
Many say goodbye to Marine
Rockford Register Star, 12/12/05
Friends, strangers, officials pay homage to Patten
Rockford Register Star, 12/12/05
Family, friends, dignitaries, strangers attend Marine’s funeral
Rockford Register Star, 12/12/05
Photo: Solemn duty
The San Diego Union-Tribune, 12/11/05
Boyhood church selected for Byron Marine’s funeral next week
Rockford Register Star, 12/9/05
Friends, Byron Community Mourns the Loss of 19-Year-Old Marine
WIFR, 23 News Weekend/Ogle County, 12/6/05
Slain Byron soldier to be honored by school
Rockford Register Star, 12/6/05
Fallen Marines remembered as sons, husbands, friends
The Desert Sun, 12/6/05
Gone But Not Forgotten
WIFR, Rockford/Byron, 12/6/05
Byron Marine a man of faith
Rockford Register Star, 12/5/05
Dead Marines Had Expected Iraq Deployment
The New York Times, 12/4/05
Byron Marine "gave everything he had"
Rockford Register Star, 12/4/05
Parents Reflect on the Life of Their Late Military Son
WIFR, 23 News Weekend/Rockford, 12/4/05
Twentynine Palms Mourns Loss of Marines
KESQ News Channel 3 Palm Springs CA, 12/4/05
Behind the deaths in Fallujah
New York Daily News - World & National Report, 12/4/05
Byron Marine killed in Iraq bombing
Rockford Register Star, 12/3/05
Two of ten Marines killed in Iraq from Illinois
ABC 7 Chicago, 12/3/05
Byron Marine Killed
WIFR, 23 Weekend News, 12/3/05
Honor the Fallen
A memorial fund has been established at Byron Bank
- please send donations (check or money order) to:
Andrew Patten Memorial Fund
c/o Byron Bank
200 North Walnut
Byron, Illinois 61010
For additional information or other donation methods please call:
In Illinois: (815) 234-2561
Toll-free: (800) 211-9623
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