Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • May 15, 2013 Ramsey Marine Staff Sergeant Eric Christian was shot and killed while serving in the Farah province of Afghanistan. Christian, 39, was a Ramsey native and a 1993 graduate of Ramsey High School. His body arrived at Dover Air Force Base this week. The family planned to hold a service in Ramsey. Christian was due to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Borough native killed while serving in Afghanistan Christian and Corporal David M. Sonka, 23, of Colorado were killed as they conducted combat operations. Christian was assigned to the Second Marine Special Operations Battalion at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He was reportedly conducting training on May 4 when a soldier from the Afghan national Army shot Christian, Sonka, and a military dog. The shooter then killed the other members of the special operation unit. Christian had served previous tours of duty in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan. This was his fifth tour. For the last year, he was living in a home he bought near Camp Lejeune. He is being remembered as an avid football player and musician, and reportedly had built a music studio in his home.