Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Patrick Wayland died after training, donated organs

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In death, Marine trainee gives life to others

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Travis Griggs

Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Patrick Wayland suffered a cardiac arrest during training Aug. 1 at Pensacola Naval Air Station. / Special to the News Journal

Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Patrick Wayland gave his country everything he had to give.

His service. His life. And, in the end, his organs.

Wayland, 24, of Midland, Texas, died at Sacred Heart Hospital over the weekend, after going into cardiac arrest during water survival training Aug. 1 at Pensacola Naval Air Station.

He was pronounced brain dead Friday and removed from life support about 7:30 p.m. Saturday after doctors determined which organs could be donated.

"As a Marine, Patrick swore to serve and give his life to duty, and by donating his organs, he is able to fulfill his obligation to others," Wayland's father, David Wayland, posted in an online journal on Friday.

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In death Marine trainee gives life to others