Pfc. Henry (Enrique) C. Sanchez of Garner, North Carolina wanted to join the Marines since he was about 11 years old. When he was 16 he began laying flowers each Memorial Day on the graves of relatives who were World War II veterans. He wanted to enlist after graduating from Garner Senior High School, had to lose weight before he could join the Marines so the 5-foot-11-inch teen spent a year exercising by running around Lake Benson and his rural neighborhood with an 80-pound backpack. He cut back on soft drinks, pastas, desserts and breads. Eventually, he shed about 152 pounds. Henry lived in Garner for a number of years prior to his military service. He is survived by his parents, Christie Ayscue Otten and Pieter Otten; grandparents, Pat Wood Ayscue, Charles G. Ayscue and Ruud and Ineke Otten; great-grandmother, Nellie Kelly Macon. He also leaves behind two beloved "furry" companions, Sampson and Levi. He was especially close to his grandmother, who had raised him since he was 4 days old. His mother and father, who were in the Navy, divorced. He received the Bronze Star. He was 21. HENRY C. SANCHE SANCHEZ
Marines
3rd Battalion
8th Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Division
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Marines
3rd Battalion
8th Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Division
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Pfc. Henry (Enrique) C. Sanchez of Garner, North Carolina wanted to join the Marines since he was about 11 years old. When he was 16 he began laying flowers each Memorial Day on the graves of relatives who were World War II veterans. He wanted to enlist after graduating from Garner Senior High School, had to lose weight before he could join the Marines so the 5-foot-11-inch teen spent a year exercising by running around Lake Benson and his rural neighborhood with an 80-pound backpack. He cut back on soft drinks, pastas, desserts and breads. Eventually, he shed about 152 pounds. Henry lived in Garner for a number of years prior to his military service. He is survived by his parents, Christie Ayscue Otten and Pieter Otten; grandparents, Pat Wood Ayscue, Charles G. Ayscue and Ruud and Ineke Otten; great-grandmother, Nellie Kelly Macon. He also leaves behind two beloved "furry" companions, Sampson and Levi. He was especially close to his grandmother, who had raised him since he was 4 days old. His mother and father, who were in the Navy, divorced. He received the Bronze Star. He was 21. HENRY C. SANCHE SANCHEZ
Marines
3rd Battalion
8th Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Division
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Marines
3rd Battalion
8th Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Division
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
