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August 06, 2004
Associated Press
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Two Marines were killed during fighting in Najaf Province, the scene of intense clashes with a Shiite militants, the U.S. military said Friday.
The Marines, from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, were killed Thursday during fighting in the region, the military said.
The military reported Thursday that one soldier was killed when his patrol near Najaf was attacked.
At least 921 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 681 died as a result of hostile action and 236 died of non-hostile causes.
George T. Curtis (RIP. 9/17/2005)
Posted : 2004-08-06 17:31
MA Native
Hi Curt,
According to the Worcester Tel & Gazette, one Marine was a Milford native:
Marine from Milford killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
Gunnery Sgt. Elia P. Fontecchio, a Marine from Milford who was just weeks from completing his second tour of duty in Iraq, was killed in fighting in the volatile Anwar province.
Semper Fi,
Ski
Posted : 2004-08-06 23:09
