Colin Joseph Wolfe, a dancer turned Marine who fought in Iraq was killed in action on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 in Habbaniya in the al-Anbar province of Iraq, while riding in the back of a truck that triggered a road-side bomb. The 19-year-old was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Wolfe received three medals for his service: the Iraqi Campaign medal for serving at least 30 days in the Iraqi theater, the Global War on Terrorism service medal for being in a combat-ready unit that could deploy at any time, and the National Defense service medal for "defense of our nation.” Wolfe graduated from Osbourn High School in 2005 and believed very much in becoming a Marine and serving his Country. He had wanted to join the service ever since Marines visited his elementary school classroom. Growing up, he played baseball and danced with the Manassas Ballet Theatre. Just before Colin enlisted, the family had visited France including the beaches where the Allies landed on D-Day. The American Cemetery at Omaha Beach made a big impression on the soon-to-be Marine. His father said he's sure Colin would appreciate that he would be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The teen cited Thomas Jefferson, General George Patton, Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee and his father, Mark Wolfe, as his heroes. To many of his friends though, he was the hero. "Every time at lunch Colin would come up with something to say to make someone laugh. He would hang out with the best of (them) whether there were 10 kids or 100." He is survived by his parent, Amy and Mark Wolfe, younger sister, Cecile (CeCe), an aunt, Susan Grant of California; his grandparents, Bill and Dorothy Wolfe of Amarillo, Texas; and numerous cousins. The family established the Colin Wolfe Memorial Fund in his name to support the new Hylton Performing Arts Center at the George Mason University Prince William County campus.