Geoffrey S. Morris, 19, Marine killed in Iraq Private 1st class from Gurnee was proud to fight

Geoffrey S. Morris often told his father how much he loved him andhow proud he was to be able to fight in Iraq for the freedom of allAmericans.

But Pfc. Morris, a U.S. Marine from Gurnee, didn't shy away fromtalking about the possibility of his own death.

He never ended phone conversations with his father without saying,"If I don't return, I am right with God and everything will be OK,don't worry about me."

Pfc. Morris was killed April 4 inside a Humvee that was struck bya rocket-propelled grenade in the tense Iraqi province of Anbar. Hewas 19 years old.

Pfc. Morris was with three other troops in the Humvee, but theywere not injured. Officials have not …