WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2004 – Defense Department officials announced the identities of three soldiers and two Marines who died supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Army Sgt. Pamela G. Osbourne, 38, of Hollywood, Fla., and Pfc. Anthony W. Monroe, 20, of Bismarck, N.D., died Oct. 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, when two rockets impacted their camp. Both were assigned to the Army's Division Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Army Spc. Christopher A. Merville, 26, of Albuquerque, N.M., died Oct. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit came under enemy fire during combat operations. |
Merville was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 17 th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea.
Marine Pfc. Oscar A. Martinez, 19, of North Lauderdale, Fla., and Cpl. Ian T. Zook, 24, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., died Oct. 12 as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Martinez was assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Zook was assigned to 1 st Battalion, 7 th Marine Regiment, 1 st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. |
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