Marine survived three tours of combat, killed by driver back home

Marine Killed In Motorcycle Crash
By Nefertiti Jaquez

POSTED: Friday, August 6, 2010
UPDATED: 6:53 am CDT August 6, 2010

ROSENBERG, Texas -- A Marine survived two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan only to lose his life in a crash at home.

"You always hope you wake up and it's a dream, but the reality is he's not gonna be back," father Dwanye Stidman said.

Cpl. David Stidman, 23, returned home to Rosenberg about four months ago.

Instead of spending quality time together, fishing and working at the family's manufacturing business, Dwayne Stidman is making arrangements for his only son's funeral.

"It was very heart-wrenching when I got his belongings back," Stidman said.

Police said the Marine was at the intersection of F.M. 762 and Brazos Center Boulevard at about 12:45 a.m. Monday when his motorcycle was rammed from behind by a pickup truck.
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Marine Killed In Motorcycle Crash