O nosso Irmão Aitken, da Filadélfia, foi morto em Bagdá no último dia 05, na
guerra travada entre seu país e o Iraque. Foi iniciado em 1984 no Capítulo
State College.

Seu pai disse ao jornal: "Ele sempre liderou seu povo, nunca esperou na
retaguarda".
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Senior DeMolay Lost in Iraq

PA DeMolay was saddened to learn of the first Senior DeMolay from PA known
to have been lost in the war with Iraq. Captain Tristan N. Aitken, of State
College Chapter, was killed in an ambush near the Baghdad airport on
Saturday, April 5.

Aitken joined State College Chapter in December, 1984. In addition to his
DeMolay membership, Brother Aitken was a graduate of Centre County Christian
Academy and Texas Christian University, where he was in the Reserve Officer
Training Corps. He was an avid athlete and an Eagle Scout.

The Centre Daily Times newspaper quoted Tristan's father as saying, "He
always led his people, he never waited in the back." It seems a fitting
tribute the the leadership and self-sacrifice of this DeMolay patriot.

PA DeMolay extends sincerest sympathies to the Aitken family in their loss.