Denver, CO       Article Launched: 06/21/2005 03:41:00 AM Montrose pays tribute to a proud Marine Chad Maynard s wife, Rebecca, is consoled by a friend at a memorial service Monday at Montrose High School. Her husband, a Marine lance corporal, died in Iraq on Wednesday. (Post / Meg Loucks) Chad Maynard was so eager to become a Marine that he whipped through his high school classes so he could attend boot camp while his classmates were finishing their last semester of school. He was so proud to be a Marine that he insisted on wearing his full-dress uniform rather than the traditional graduation gown when he came home to collect his diploma at graduation ceremonies for the class of 2004. Monday, Maynard's family, classmates and friends paid tribute to the 19-year-old's single-minded dedication to his country at a memorial service in his hig

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