Fallen Angels

Incidents which resulted in or referred to Marine fatalities

22 – 30 July 2009: Recovery of Capt. Scott Speicher

090728-M-0000X-501The battalion, operating as part of Task Force Personnel Recovery, located the remains of missing Navy pilot Michael “Scott” Speicher.

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16 April 2009: Ray Spencer

Ray Anthony Spencer II

Ray Anthony Spencer II

“Lance Cpl. Ray A. Spencer II, 20, of Ridgecrest, Calif., died April 16 as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.” — Source: Department of Defense
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22 May 2008: Punchbowl Event for W.C. Patrick Bates

2008 05 22 - Punchbowl Service (1)Eight Marines from 3/3 Kilo Company conducted a remembrance ceremony at the grave of W.C. Patrick Bates, a World War II Marine from the same company who was killed on 14 December 1945 and was the last American to die in World War II. — Source: Honolulu Advertiser

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19 – 20 October 2006: Battalion Memorial Services

061020-M-0000C-005“The Battalion conducted a Memorial Service at the Base Chapel to remember and honor the fallen Marines from the deployment to Iraq in support of OIF.” — Source: 3/3 Command Chronology for the Period 01 October to 31 December 2006 Read more »

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20 September 2006: Yull Estrada Rodriguez

Yull Estrada Rodriguez, Iraq, June 18, 2006

Yull Estrada Rodriguez, Iraq, June 18, 2006

A 7-ton truck assigned to Lima Company was struck by a roadside bomb near Barwana, resulting in one KIA. — Source: Department of Defense
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