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Three Marine Corps generals pay final respects to seven fallen U.S. servicemembers from the Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based 1st Marine Logistics Group during a memorial service April 18, 2006, at Camp Al Asad, Iraq. From left to right are: Maj. Gen. Richard C. Zilmer, commanding general for I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Maj. Gen. David F. Bice, inspector-general of the Marine Corps, and Brig. Gen. David G. Reist, commanding general for 1st Marine Logistics Group. Hundreds of U.S. Marines, sailors, soldiers and civilians attended an April 18, 2006, memorial service for the seven fallen U.S. servicemembers, who died earlier this month due to a vehicle accident in western Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Following the memorial service, Marines, many in tears, approached the seven-rifle display to pay final respects and give final, silent â??good-byesâ?? to friends lost. Some took photographs from afar of the memorial display, while others touched the boots or gripped the dog tags â?? eyes closed and heads bowed â?? to offer silent prayers. All seven fallen Marines and sailor were part of the Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based 1st MLG. A memorial service for an eighth Marine, who was with the Hawaii-based 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and was killed in the same accident, was held at the Marinesâ?? base in Haditha last week. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Goodwin)::n::