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U.S. Marines ID all 9 people killed in sea-tank sinking
AP via AOL ^ | 08-03-2020 | Staff

Posted on 08/03/2020 7:34:30 AM PDT by NRx

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps has identified all nine people killed when a Marine landing craft sank in hundreds of feet of water off the Southern California coast.

Only one of their bodies was found, despite an intense days-long search involving helicopters and boats ranging from inflatables to a Navy destroyer.

Found at the scene was Lance Cpl. Guillermo S. Perez, 20, of New Braunfels Texas. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit announced on Sunday that the others, from California, Texas, Wisconsin and Oregon, are “presumed dead."

They include: Pfc. Bryan J. Baltierra, 19, of Corona, California; Lance Cpl. Marco A. Barranco, 21, of Montebello, California; Pfc. Evan A. Bath, 19, of Oak Creek, Wisconsin; U.S. Navy Hospitalman Christopher Gnem, 22, of Stockton, California; Pfc. Jack Ryan Ostrovsky, 21, of Bend, Oregon; Cpl. Wesley A. Rodd, 23, of Harris, Texas; Lance Cpl. Chase D. Sweetwood, 19, of Portland, Oregon; and Cpl. Cesar A. Villanueva, 21, of Riverside, California.

“Literally every asset we have available" was mobilized in the search for seven Marines and a Navy corpsman, Lt. Gen. Joseph Osterman, commander of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, said Friday.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: marines; usmc
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1 posted on 08/03/2020 7:34:30 AM PDT by NRx
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To: NRx

Condolences to families and friends. R.I.P. love.

Thanks to all who have served, all who are serving and all who will serve in the future.


2 posted on 08/03/2020 7:37:23 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: NRx

This is a true shame.


3 posted on 08/03/2020 7:38:01 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: NRx

Sad


4 posted on 08/03/2020 7:38:34 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: NRx

not a tank.


5 posted on 08/03/2020 7:41:05 AM PDT by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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To: NRx

God Bless these great Americans. It is a shame that a single act of political incorrectness in the military, such as the SEALS (who were probably not active duty anyway) training a dog using a dummy wearing a Kaepernick jersey, generates more publicity and scrutiny than all these brave young men dying. The MSM does not care a whit about our servicemen, beyond pursuing their Orange Man Bad agenda.


6 posted on 08/03/2020 7:44:46 AM PDT by Stingray51
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To: NRx

RIP


7 posted on 08/03/2020 7:45:39 AM PDT by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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To: NRx

So young. RIP.


8 posted on 08/03/2020 7:51:32 AM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: NRx

Truly sad - young kids ...


9 posted on 08/03/2020 7:54:26 AM PDT by 11th_VA (May you live in interesting times - Ancient Chinese Proverb)
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To: NRx

The Marines’ Hymn

“From the Halls of Montezuma
To the shores of Tripoli;
We fight our country’s battles
On the land as on the sea;
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title
Of United States Marine

Our flag’s unfurled to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun;
We have fought in ev’ry clime and place
Where we could take a gun;
In the snow of far-off Northern lands
And in sunny tropic scenes;
You will find us always on the job
The United States Marines

Here’s health to you and to our Corps
Which we are proud to serve;
In many a strife we’ve fought for life
And never lost our nerve;
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven’s scenes;
They will find the streets are guarded
By United States Marines.”

Rest in peace, young Marines and their Corpsman.


10 posted on 08/03/2020 7:57:27 AM PDT by Perseverando (Antifa, BLM, Libs, Progs, Islamonazis, Statists, Commies, DemoKKKrats: It's a Godlessness disorder.)
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Oh Great!!

Sorry, I posted from an online source without proofreading.

The fourth line should read; “In the air, on land and sea”


11 posted on 08/03/2020 8:01:00 AM PDT by Perseverando (Antifa, BLM, Libs, Progs, Islamonazis, Statists, Commies, DemoKKKrats: It's a Godlessness disorder.)
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To: NRx

Reminds me of the landing in Saving Private Ryan.

Held to the bottom by the weight of their gear.


12 posted on 08/03/2020 8:01:54 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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Likely not — they probably never got out. My guess is the body was the driver’s.


13 posted on 08/03/2020 8:04:44 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Lance Cpl. Guillermo S. Perez, 20, of New Braunfels Texas... Pfc. Bryan J. Baltierra, 19, of Corona, California; Lance Cpl. Marco A. Barranco, 21, of Montebello, California; Pfc. Evan A. Bath, 19, of Oak Creek, Wisconsin; U.S. Navy Hospitalman Christopher Gnem, 22, of Stockton, California; Pfc. Jack Ryan Ostrovsky, 21, of Bend, Oregon; Cpl. Wesley A. Rodd, 23, of Harris, Texas; Lance Cpl. Chase D. Sweetwood, 19, of Portland, Oregon; and Cpl. Cesar A. Villanueva, 21, of Riverside, California.

14 posted on 08/03/2020 8:06:11 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: NRx

Yikes!


15 posted on 08/03/2020 8:12:30 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Just Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election!)
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To: NRx

So sad what a horrible death. Our military men and women never get a break. I’m so upset.


16 posted on 08/03/2020 8:17:58 AM PDT by angcat (THANK YOU LORD FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP!!!!!)
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To: 11th_VA

When I think of the youngsters out in the streets destroying Our Great Nation, this year, it brings me a measure of comfort knowing that Brave Young Men were willing to lay down their lives, to preserve, protect, and defend Our Way of Life. Blessings to their loved ones; may those Marines rest in eternal peace.


17 posted on 08/03/2020 8:23:00 AM PDT by jttpwalsh
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Are they going to get a Recovery Team out there to raise the sunken Vehicle so the Families can Bury these brave Marines?

If not, why not? We have the most powerful Military in the World and we are the most Technologically advanced Nation in the World. This happened off the CA Coast, not halfway around the World. Get to it.

18 posted on 08/03/2020 8:46:47 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Kill a Commie for your Mommy.)
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“SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps has identified all nine people killed...”


Note that A.P. didn’t write “...all nine men killed”.


19 posted on 08/03/2020 8:52:48 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: NRx

20 posted on 08/03/2020 9:03:33 AM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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