Two Servicemembers Killed; Bodies of Missing Marines Recovered
Two Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers
have died in Iraq in the past two days, the bodies of two Marines
killed in Anbar province May 27 have been recovered, and the Defense
Department has identified two previous casualties.
One soldier died early this morning of "noncombat related causes,"
Multinational Force Iraq officials reported. Another Multinational Division
Baghdad soldier was killed last night when a homemade bomb detonated
southeast of Baghdad.
The soldiers' names are being withheld pending notification of family.
The bodies of two Marines missing as a result of a May 27 helicopter
crash in Iraq's Anbar province have been recovered. The body of one
Marine was recovered late on May 29 and the other was recovered yesterday,
officials said.
"Our thoughts are with the families of the Marines," said Marine
spokesman Lt. Col. Bryan Salas. The U.S. Marine Corps AH-1 Cobra helicopter
from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing went down during a maintenance test
flight with the two Marines on board.
The incident does not appear to be a result of enemy action, and is
under investigation, officials said.
In other news, the Defense Department has identified two soldiers who
were died recently from injuries suffered while supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom:
- Spc. Jeremy M. Loveless, 25, of Estacada, Ore., died in Mosul on May
29 when his Stryker came under enemy small-arms fire. Loveless was
assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker
Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
- Spc. J. Adan Garcia, 20, of Irving, Texas, died May 27 at the
National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., from injuries suffered May 22
in Baghdad when his convoy encountered small-arms fire while returning
from an explosive ordnance mission. Garcia was assigned to the 1st
Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Defense Department news
releases.)
DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two
Marines
who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Richard A. Bennett, 25, of Girard, Kan.
Capt. Nathanael J. Doring, 31, of Apple Valley, Minn.
Both died May 30, following a non-hostile helicopter accident near Al Taqaddum, Iraq, on May 27. Both were assigned to Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron-169, Marine Aircraft Group-39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
have died in Iraq in the past two days, the bodies of two Marines
killed in Anbar province May 27 have been recovered, and the Defense
Department has identified two previous casualties.
One soldier died early this morning of "noncombat related causes,"
Multinational Force Iraq officials reported. Another Multinational Division
Baghdad soldier was killed last night when a homemade bomb detonated
southeast of Baghdad.
The soldiers' names are being withheld pending notification of family.
The bodies of two Marines missing as a result of a May 27 helicopter
crash in Iraq's Anbar province have been recovered. The body of one
Marine was recovered late on May 29 and the other was recovered yesterday,
officials said.
"Our thoughts are with the families of the Marines," said Marine
spokesman Lt. Col. Bryan Salas. The U.S. Marine Corps AH-1 Cobra helicopter
from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing went down during a maintenance test
flight with the two Marines on board.
The incident does not appear to be a result of enemy action, and is
under investigation, officials said.
In other news, the Defense Department has identified two soldiers who
were died recently from injuries suffered while supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom:
- Spc. Jeremy M. Loveless, 25, of Estacada, Ore., died in Mosul on May
29 when his Stryker came under enemy small-arms fire. Loveless was
assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker
Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
- Spc. J. Adan Garcia, 20, of Irving, Texas, died May 27 at the
National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., from injuries suffered May 22
in Baghdad when his convoy encountered small-arms fire while returning
from an explosive ordnance mission. Garcia was assigned to the 1st
Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Defense Department news
releases.)
DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two
Marines
who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Richard A. Bennett, 25, of Girard, Kan.
Capt. Nathanael J. Doring, 31, of Apple Valley, Minn.
Both died May 30, following a non-hostile helicopter accident near Al Taqaddum, Iraq, on May 27. Both were assigned to Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron-169, Marine Aircraft Group-39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
