![]() Adam Russell Murray Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps |
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NEWS
RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense
No. 728-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 31, 2006 Media Contact: Marine Corps Public Affairs - (703) 614-4309 Public/Industry(703)428-0711 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of four Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Corporal James W. Higgins, 22, of Frederick, Maryland, died July 27, 2006, from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Lance Corporal Adam R. Murray, 21, of Cordova, Tennessee, died July 27, 2006, while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Corporal Timothy D. Roos, 21, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died July 27,2006, from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Private First Class Enrique C. Sanchez, 21, of Garner, North Carolina, died July 27, 2006, while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Media with questions about Higgins can call
the Camp Pendleton Public Affairs Office at (760) 725-5044. Media
with questions about Murray, Roos and Sanchez can call the 2nd Marine Division
Public Affairs Office at (910) 451-9033.
Murray was a 2003 graduate of Cordova High School, a school official said. His father, Tom Murray, declined comment to The Commercial Appeal newspaper, saying his son had previously asked him not to speak to the media. Several neighbors told the newspaper the family
asked them not to speak to reporters.
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Posted: 28 August 2006 Updated: 2 October 2006 Updated: 3 October 2006 Updated: 9 October 2006 |
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