Cpl. Scott Michael Vincent, 21, of
Bokoshe, passed away Friday, April 30, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq.
He was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps. Scott liked
to fish, hunt, repel and rock climb. He was an avid OU fan and
loved watching NASCAR.
He was preceded in death by his
grandparents, Hubert and Vera Vincent.
Survivors include two sisters, Alisha
Vincent and fianc/ Trace Sutton of Lafayette, La. and Kimberly
McGinnis and husband James of Bokoshe; one nephew, Keith Treat
of Lafayette, La.; his grandmother, Geneva Green of Park Hill,
Okla.; and his parents, Royce and Judy Vincent of Cookson.
Services are pending at the Bokoshe High
School Gymnasium with the Rev. Roy Miller officiating. Burial
will follow in Old Bokoshe
Cemetery under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of
Spiro.
Pallbearers will be the Marine Honor
Guard.
Honorary pallbearers will be John
Michael Phillips, Bill Lafferty, Brian Vincent and Justin Downs.
Bokoshe Marine killed
A Bokoshe man was killed Friday morning
by a suicide bomber while conducting operations against
anti-Coalition forces in Iraq, according to United States
Central Command.
Cpl. Scott Michael Vincent, 21, was one
of two men killed during a light reconnaissance vehicle patrol
in the Al Anbar Province when an Iraqi vehicle laced with
explosives approached and the explosives were ignited near the
patrol, said U.S. Marine Corps Major Sims, with the Marine Corps
Reserves based in Broken Arrow.
Cpl. Joshua S. Wilfong, 22, of Walker,
W. Va., was also reportedly killed in the blast and six others
were wounded.
Vincent, a 2000 graduate of Bokoshe High
School, enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in July 2000 and was
serving his third overseas deployment at the time of his death.
Sims said the man first served in
Afghanistan and was deployed to Iraq last year before
volunteering to serve there again this year.
Vincent was with the 1st Lt. Armed Recon
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expedition Force based
out of Camp Lejeune, N.C.
He was the son of Royce and Judy
Vincent, who have, since their son's deployment, reportedly
relocated to Cookson.
Reports indicate that Vincent is one of
755 U.S. military fatalities in Iraq since March 2003 and one of
11 Oklahomans killed in the war overseas.
Five U.S. Navy sailors and one U.S. Army
soldier were killed in the same area near Camp Fallujah Sunday
as Coalition forces continue their attempts to bring peace to
the region.
According to 1st Force Service Support
Group Public Affairs, U.S. troops worked May 1 to outfit a
newly-created Iraqi army battalion, the 1st Battalion of the
Fallujah Brigade, with gear and weapons. The brigade is being
established in hopes that it will be a concrete step toward a
peaceful resolution in the volatile city, the public affairs
release stated.
When it has been fully manned, the
battalion will be comprised of up to 1,100 Iraqi army volunteers
recruited by their former commanders.
Funeral Services for Vincent will be
held at the Bokoshe High School Gymnasium, but the date and time
for the services were still pending Monday afternoon.
Created: 16 Nov 2009
Updated:
29 Nov 2009
Complied and transcribed by Sue
Hearon, 2008-2009.
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