U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Goodwin/Released 060418-M-0000S-009.jpg
Apr 18, 2006
Seven sets of dog tags, boots, rifles mounted into the ground with fixed bayonets, and Kevlar helmets were used to represent six Marines and one sailor at a memorial service April 18, 2006, at Camp Al Asad, Iraq. All seven died when their seven-ton truck, part of a Marine combat logistics re-supply in Iraqâ??s Al Anbar Province, rolled over during a flash-flood April 2.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 Marine Logistics Group. 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::
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