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Friends of Cpl. Jared Crouch will gather at the end of Ruston Way at 6 o'clock Saturday night to remember the soldier who died just over a year ago in Iraq.
Crouch, 21, of Zachary, La., was killed June 2, 2007 when a bomb struck his vehicle in Hadid. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, part of the 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Friend Danee Currier said soldiers from Crouch's platoon returned home this week and will join his Tacoma friends in the remembrance Saturday night. She said they'll plant flags and light candles at the northern end of the waterfront drive, before it heads into the Asarco site and into the Ruston Tunnel.
Anybody wishing to join and pay their respects is welcome, she said.
"It's for his memory and for all the soldiers that passed," Currier said.
"He was a great guy. Loved by all, and greatly missed."

