USMC

May 23, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Benjamin D. Desilets, 21, of Elmwood, Illinois

Cpl. Julian M. Woodall, 21, of Tallahassee, Florida

Both Marines died May 22 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. They were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Source: DoD

May 16, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Jeffrey D. Walker, 21, of Macon, Ga., died May 14 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

He was assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Source: DoD

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2007 – Three soldiers, an airman and a Marine died, and 11 servicemembers were wounded in Iraq yesterday, military officials reported, and the Defense Department identified previous casualties.

-- Two soldiers died and four others were wounded when their dismounted patrol came under small-arms fire southeast of Baghdad.

-- A Multinational Division Baghdad soldier died and four others were wounded by an improvised explosive device in northern Baghdad.    » read more »

May 14, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Maj. Douglas A. Zembiec, 34, of Albuquerque, N.M., died May 11 while conducting combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq.

He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps National Capital Region, Henderson Hall, Arlington, Va.

Source: DoD

May 10, 2007: The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Walter K. O’Haire, 20, of Lynn, Mass., died May 9 from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

O’Haire was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Source: DoD

05/10/2007 - WASHINGTON - A national program is working to help make it easier for veterans to find meaningful jobs.

“Hire A Hero,” a program of the nonprofit California-based Armed Forces Support Foundation, can help take the frustration out of that process, Dan Caulfield, the program’s executive director, said.    » read more »

May 09, 2007 -- This week, the Army and Air Force announced an increase, while the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard numbers decreased. The net collective result is 1,063 more reservists mobilized than last week.    » read more »

May 07, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died May 5 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Master Sgt. Kenneth N. Mack, 42, of Fort Worth, Texas.

Cpl. Charles O. Palmer II, 36, of Manteca, Calif.

Mack was assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquaters Group, II MEF, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Palmer was assigned to 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, II MEF, Camp Lejeune, N.C.    » read more »

May 04, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Johnathan E. Kirk, 25, of Belhaven, N.C., died May 1 from wounds received while conducting combat operations on April 23 in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Kirk was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Source: DoD

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2007 – Marine entry-level training will reinvigorate its values-based approach, a top Marine official said here yesterday.

At both Marine Corps Recruitment Depots -- in Parris Island, S.C., and San Diego -- senior drill instructors will hold “footlocker classes” with enlistees to strengthen the mentor-scholar relationship, Marine Maj. Gen. George J. Flynn, the commanding general of the Corps’ Training and Education Command, told reporters at the Pentagon.    » read more »

April 30, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

1st Lt. Travis L. Manion, 26, of Doylestown, Pa., died April 29 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Manion was assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Source: DoD

April 30, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sgt. William J. Callahan, 28, of South Easton, Mass., died April 27 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Callahan was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Source: DoD

April 30, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom: Cpl. Christopher Degiovine, 25, of Lone Tree, Colo.

Degiovine died April 26 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

He was assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Source: DoD

April 30, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom: Sgt. Peter Woodall, 25, of Sarasota, Fla.

Woodall died April 27 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Source: DoD

April 28, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Adam E. Loggins, 27, of Athens, Ala., died April 26 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion,6th Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Source: DoD