Pfc. Matthew L.
Bertolino, USMC
Pfc. Matthew L. Bertolino, 20, of Hampstead, N.H., died Feb. 9, when the
vehicle he was traveling in was involved in a rollover while operating
as part of a combat patrol near Jalalabad, Afghanistan. He was assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III
Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
The accident is under investigation.
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Pfc. Javier
Chavez Jr, USMC
Pfc. Javier Chavez Jr., 19, of Cutler, Calif., died Feb. 9 from wounds
received as a result of an improvised explosive device while conducting
combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During OIF his unit
is attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
(Forward).
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Cpl. Ross A
Smith Jr, USMC
Cpl. Ross A. Smith, 21, of Wyoming, Mich., died Feb. 9 from an improvised
explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near
Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During OIF his unit
is attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
(Forward).
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