Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Sides, USMC
San Diego Union Tribune -- CAMP PENDLETON -– Another Camp Pendleton Marine has been killed in action in Iraq, base officials said today.
Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Sides, 22, of Yakima, Wash., died Monday in the Al Anbar province, Camp Pendleton officials said.
Marines have been involved in heavy fighting in the region, a predominantly Sunni Muslim area that was a stronghold of deposed dictator Saddam Hussein, since they replaced the Army's 82nd Airborne Division in March.
Sides was a motor vehicle operator assigned to the 9th Communications Battalion, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, base officials said. He joined the Marine Corps on July 22, 2002, and his personal awards include the National Defense Service Medal.
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