Search: staff sergeant dwight morgan
Why: I am watching "7th Heaven," obviously, and Ruthie's pen pal was named Dwight J. Morgan. He got killed in Afghanistan, and ever since, someone has said, "Thank you, Staff Sergeant Dwight J. Morgan" approximately every 25 seconds.
Answer: Yes! He was from Mendocino, CA. He died at age 24 on Jan. 19, 2002, during Operation Enduring Freedom when a Marine CH-53E helicopter crashed in a remote region 60 km south of Bagram in Northern Afghanistan. He is survived by his wife, Theresa, and son, Alex.
He was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMH-361), the "Flying Tigers" of Marine Aircraft Group 16, Combined Task Force 58, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, CA.
Source: Fallen Heroes Memorial
The More You Know: This episode is called "The Known Soldier." The idea of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was first conceived in 1916 by the Reverend David Railton, who - while serving in the British Army as a chaplain on the Western Front - had seen a grave marked by a rough cross, which bore the pencil-written legend "An Unknown British Soldier." He proposed that a similar grave should exist in Britain as a national monument. This is the one in Arlington National Cemetery in VA:
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