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In Remembrance...
Husband. Father. Journalist. Marine. Hero.
He was Bill, William, WJC, Billy, Werewolf, and Sergeant.
He was a son, brother, friend, loving husband and excited father-to-be.
Bill Cahir was who we all aspire to be. He lived his life fully, and in pursuit of his ideals. He believed firmly in our democracy, and that our freedoms depend on sacrifice and service.
Bill chose to serve throughout his life. He worked as a congressional staffer on health and education issues and later as an award winning journalist who won bipartisan respect for his fair and balanced reporting. The September 11, 2001 attacks motivated Bill to become more involved defending his ideals. He petitioned for an age waiver to join the U.S. Marine Corps, entering boot camp a month before his 35th birthday.
Bill served two tours in Iraq with the 4th Civil Affairs Group. His experience working to build civil capacity in the Anbar province affirmed his belief in the importance of knowledge and leadership in a democracy. So in 2008, Bill set aside his journalism career to run for Congress in his home town. Despite narrowly losing in the primary, Bill's honesty and spirit energized voters and won respect from his opponents.
In the spring of 2009, Bill was called to deploy on third tour, this time to Afghanistan.
On August 13th, Sgt. William John Cahir was killed in action. Bill Cahir will be remembered by many for how he lived his life with commitment, courage and good humor. Service to family, community and country were the touchstones of his life. He wrote, fought, and campaigned in defense of democracy and a better life for all.
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