The Department of Defense announced today the death of four Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova, 22, of McComb, Miss.
Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman, 21, of Norwalk, Calif.
Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple, 21, of Carroll, Ohio
Sgt. Glen E. Martinez, 31, of Boulder, Colo.
All four Marines died in Al Anbar province, Iraq, supporting combat operations. They were assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova, 22, of McComb, Miss.
Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman, 21, of Norwalk, Calif.
Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple, 21, of Carroll, Ohio
Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Sgt. Glen E. Martinez, 31, of Boulder, Colo.
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
He is
PFC Billy M. MacLeod,
U.S. Army, of Cheboygan, Mich. He was buried Saturday in Cheboygan.
Representatives from the Army met with MacLeods next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the secretary of the Army.
MacLeod was a member of Company B, 32nd Infantry Regiment, then making up part of the 31st Regimental Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, operating along the eastern banks of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. From Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 1950, the Chinese Peoples Volunteer Forces overran the U.S. positions, forcing their southward withdrawal. Regimental records compiled after the battle indicate that MacLeod was killed in action on Nov. 28, 1950.
Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Pfc. Billy M. MacLeod, U.S. Army, of Cheboygan, Mich.