Jackson goodbye See page5A THE DAILY CITIZEN Tuesday,july 7, 2009 •Dalton, Georgia •www.daltondailycitizen.com • 50 Cents THINGS Marine had TO CHECK 3 OUT ON THE strong ties INSIDE The City of Dalton voted unanimously to merge its building, planning and zon- ing department with to Dalton Whitfield County. See page 2A BY MARK MILLICAN Times. He had only been in-coun- The U.S. Army is now
[email protected] try six weeks, buthad served atour teaching its troops howto of duty in the Iraq theater. withdraw from Iraq. Rick Sharp thinks his son — Sharp wasborn in Dalton and U.S. Marine and former Dalton res- attended Pleasant Grove See page 5A ident Charles Seth Sharp — is Elementary before moving to looking down from heavenwonder- Adairsville with his father in 2000. Christian Heritage will play ing what all the fuss is about. He attended Adairsville High home football games “under “He neverbragged, buthis School and played footballthere, the lights” this season. actions spokefor themselves,”Rick butleft school early to join the Sharp said. “I think he’slooking Marines. He wasstationed at Camp See page 1B down nowand seeing howmany Lejeune, N.C. liveshetouched. He made the ulti- Sharp and his fiancee, Katie mate sacrifice.” McMahan of Dalton, had not set a FROM TODAY’S Seth Sharp, 20, wasalance cor- date to be married. He planned to poral with ECompanyofthe 2nd enroll in college after his release FORUM Battalion/8th Marines. He was from the Marines in June of 2010, killed on Thursday in Afghanistan his father said. “The people who call Contributed photo during maneuvers related to “She’staking it rough,”said in to the forumare a Operation Khanjar,amassive effort Rick Sharp.