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1st Marine Division

I Marine Expeditionary Force

Tag: KIA

Scout Sniper Platoon mourns loss of fallen brother

Nearly four months into their combat deployment, Marines and sailors with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, experienced a heartbreaking loss.Sergeant Thomas Z. Spitzer, a team leader with Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Bn., 7th Marines, was killed while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 25.Spitzer, a 23-year-old

1st Marine Division (Forward) memorial ceremony honors its fallen heroes

To honor their fallen brethren, the Marines and sailors of 1st Marine Division held a Colors and Memorial Dedication ceremony, outside the division headquarters building here, Sept. 16.More than 200 guests attended the ceremony, led by Brig. Gen. Joseph Osterman and Sgt. Maj. Phillip Fascetti, commanding general and sergeant major of 1st MarDiv

Iraqi children play soccer; Remember hero

FALLUJAH, Iraq – The name of a fallen military member catches the eye of an Iraqi child as he holds a soccer ball just handed to him by a team of Coalition forces. This name, written across the glossy finish and bright gleam of the soccer ball, tells the story of a young service member who strived to bring a sense of happiness to the lives of

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