Freedom Remembered

Born: July 15, 1985 in Kenton County, Kentucky
Died: August 29, 2006 in AR Ramadi, Iraq

Cpl. Christopher T. Warndorf of Burlington, Kentucky gained local fame in June when Associated Press photographers took a picture of him and other soldiers in combat. The Enquirer then provided the photographs to the Warndorf family, who enjoyed seeing him for the first time in months. But in June, when his grandparents, Lillian and Gerald, saw the pictures, they expressed concern for their grandson, who had returned to Iraq for a second tour of duty. He was scheduled to come home Sept. 14. Gerald held took one of the pictures, which showed his grandson sitting in a chair, leaning on his weapon, and looking at something in the distance. Tyler grew up playing knothole baseball and video games. After his father died, he began to help take care of his siblings. He became a Marine after Conner High School, and after one tour in Haiti and another in Fallujah, he was called back to Iraq in March. When he was last home, he gave his car to his brother, who uses it to drive to his pre-law classes at Northern Kentucky University. He lost a couple friends in Iraq the first time. His father passed away 10 years ago and he is survived by his mother, Tina; brother, Nick, and sister, Katelyn, all of Covington. He was 21.
Marines
3rd Battalion
8th Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Division
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Burial is at Saint Marys Cemetery in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

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