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a.d. elliott
Biography
Desert Storm/Desert Shield
Died in Service
Gulf War
New Hampshire
US Air Force
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Lance Corporal Dion James Stephenson was born on December 19, 1968, in Las Vegas, Nevada, his family relocated to Bountiful, Utah, and Lance Corporal Dion Stephenson attended Woods Cross High School, where he was a member of the swim team, the soccer team, cross country, and track team, and performed with the drama club. He turned down several scholarship opportunities to enlist in the US Marine Corps in 1988.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion 9th Marines and, in August 1990, deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield and the Gulf War.
On January 29, 1991, while on a recon mission, his light armored vehicle (LAV) came under fire, and Lance Corporal Dion Stephenson was mortally wounded. He rests at the Bountiful Utah City Cemetery.
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