Michael Toussiant-Hyle Washington, 20, of Tacoma, Wash. Memorial contributions can be made to Seattle's Bravest Charity at the Seattle Fire Department, Union Local 27. Burial will be immediately after the service at Mt Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent. Funeral services will be held at 10 am, Friday, June 27 at Northwest Church, 34800 21st Ave SW, Federal Way. Michael died in combat with his brother Marines Lance Corporal Layton Crass of Indiana, Private First Class Patton and Private First Class Pietra. Michael was preceded in death by his close friends Lance Corporal Blake Howey, and Lance Corporal Nathan Windsor also of Golf 2/7, who were killed in action in Iraq in 2007. Michael is survived by his parents Michael and Grace, sister Aja, brother in law Erik, niece Jada and numerous friends and family members. Michael also worked at North Shore Golf Course prior to joining the Marines. Michael enjoyed reading history and political science as well as classics books. Michael also played soccer with the Norpoint Wolves Soccer Club. Michael was a 2005 Stadium High School graduate. Michael was born at Naval Hospital, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California, on October 6th 1987 to Michael and Grace Washington. Sgt Michael Toussaint-Hyle Washington, was killed in action in Afghanistan on Saturday, June 14th, 2008, while serving with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues in the House of Representatives please join me in paying tribute to Sergeant Michael Toussaint-Hyle Washington in honor of his love and sacrifice for our Nation.In honor of Michael, I also ask that this poem, penned by Mr. Michael is survived by his father Michael Washington Senior-a Seattle firefighter and former United States Marine, his mother Grace Washington-an artist, community activist, and teacher at Salhalie Middle School, and his sister Aja Collins-an Army veteran whose husband Erik recently returned from Afghanistan where he served with the 101st Airborne.Mr. Washington was promoted to Sergeant soon after to become squad leader in the 1st Platoon at only the age of 20.Sergeant Washington died a proud Marine while serving in the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Forces. He received commendations from the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines for Outstanding Achievement in the performance of his duties as Fire Team Leader of the 3rd Platoon, Golf Company. Washington provided the support fire necessary to enable his fellow endangered Marines to escape the kill zone and return to safety. On March 11, 2007, a year before his death, then-Corporal Washington's squad was ambushed in Iraq. It takes a lot for people to stand up and do this.''Michael Washington did just that, joining the Marine Corps at age 17. Michael Senior knew his son was destined to become a Marine when his son turned to him and said, ``I want to defend people who can't defend themselves. The journalist spoke of the Marines' virtues and bravery on and off the battlefield. As a student at Stadium High School in Tacoma, Washington, Michael enjoyed playing soccer, reading, playing practical jokes on his family, and was a member of Stadium's ROTC program.While listening to a story on the radio with his father, Michael heard a journalist speak highly of the Marines after returning from Iraq. Michael would follow in his father's and his grandfather's footsteps to become his family's third generation to serve in the United States Marine Corps.Early on, young Michael Washington had a strong sense of faith and duty. Washington was born on Octoat Camp Pendleton where his father Michael Washington Senior served also as a Marine. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Sergeant Michael Toussaint-Hyle Washington, a United States Marine who was killed with three other Marines while supporting combat operations in the Farah Province in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device struck their Humvee on June 14, 2008.Michael T. Honoring The Life Of Sergeant Michael Toussaint-Hyle Washington, A United States Marine Killed In The Line Of Duty
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