Six Marines, Sailor Mourned At Memorial Service in Iraq

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 Iraq"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 ‘good-byes" to friends lost. Some took photographs from afar of the memorial display, while others touched the boots or gripped the dog tags - eyes closed and heads bowed - to offer silent prayers. All seven fallen Marines and sailor were part of the Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based 1st Marine Logistics Group.

Here, Lance Cpl. Jennifer I. Morrison, a 21-year-old from Toledo, Ohio, and Marine bulk fuel specialist, grips the dog tags of Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain, one of eight U.S. servicemembers who died as a result of a vehicle accident April 2, 2006.

Lt. Col. Drew T. Doolin, commanding officer for Combat Logistics Battalion 7, speaks to hundreds of U.S. Marines, sailors, soldiers and civilians during a memorial service at Camp Al Asad, Iraq, for seven U.S. servicemen who died due to a vehicle accident earlier this month. The memorial service was held at the Marines’ base at Al Asad, Iraq, April 18, 2006, for six Marines and one sailor, all who died in Iraq’s western Al Anbar Province










Heads bowed in prayer, hundreds of U.S. Marines, sailors, soldiers and civilians attended an April 18, 2006, memorial service at Camp Al Asad, Iraq, for six Marines and one sailor who died earlier this month due to a vehicle accident in western Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Here, with their company’s red flag flapping in the breeze, Marines from Headquarters and Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 7, wait for the memorial service to begin. Of the seven deceased, three were from H&S Company.

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 Iraq’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 ‘good-byes’ to friends lost. Some took photographs from afar of the memorial display, while others touched the boots or gripped the dog tags – eyes closed and heads bowed – to offer silent prayers.