HOSPITALMAN MATTHEW CONTE KIA 01 FEB 2007

[Da-Chief]

03 February 2007
We have lost another shipmate HN Matthew G. Conte, USN KIA 01 FEB 2007.
It is with a sad heart that I have to announce that HN Conte:


DoD Identifies Navy Casualty



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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.[/align]
Hospitalman Matthew G. Conte, 22, of Mogadore, Ohio, died Feb. 1 while his unit was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Conte was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii serving as a hospital corpsman in Iraq under the

command of I Marine Expeditionary Force (forward).

For further information in regard to this release the media can contact the Navy public affairs office at (703) 697-5342.


I heard about this around 9:00 Am today, I didn't have the stomach to put it up, I am so torn up.. Another HM who went through our school house while I have

been here..Our condolences to the Conte Family and Friends..

HMC Crone

[Doc_Pardue]

Prayers are offered for the family of HN Conte...

[popsie]

My condolences to Hn Conte's family. My prayers are also with you chief, Doing the job you do and the guidance you give our new corpsman. Doing your best to prepare them and what they will encounter as Navy Corpsman. My prayers to all the Doc's out doing their job to care for the sick and injured. May they all come home soon.

[puckmedic]

This has become a pending mission for the Patriot Guard Riders. Also, a Gunnery Sgt killed in the same action (Terry Elliot), is also a pending mission for us in PGR here in west TN.

Ohio PGR will be doing the mission for Conte, and the combined efforts of MS and TN will render honors to GYSGT Elliot.

Pending missions are those funerals where the family through the CACO has been notified and asked for permission to attend the services. It is not a confirmed mission until the family sends us a request to attend.

Many former and retired Marines in west TN and north MS, depending on the day of the week we could have as many as 150 riders for GYSGT Elliots mission.

The west TN PGR sends condolences to the Conte family as we await word on our invite to honor a man who died alongside him.

[BrownEyedGirl219]

Thoughts and prayers are with HN Conte's spirit and his family, and all our fine men and women serving in harm's way.

[navyhmsemt]

HN Conte was in my boot camp Division 04143 back in Feb 04. He was also in my NHCS class 04145. Damn i'm going to miss him. Good times had by all. Conte you stand relieved...we have the watch. I notified as many people as I could from our boot division, lots of numbers changed. He was a great guy and one hell of a sailor. Goofy as all hell but I guess thats why we got along. Love ya bro...god bless.