| mk_sunshinegirl ( @ 2006-04-21 13:08:00 |
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Condolences to his family.
Navy Casualty Recovered, Identified
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Department of Defense announced April 21 the death of a Sailor who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Marcques J. Nettles, 22, of Beaverton, Ore., died April 2 when the truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Al Asad, Iraq. Nettles was previously listed as Duty Status - Whereabouts Unknown. His body was recovered April 16. He was assigned to 1st Combat Logistics Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.