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| Keywords: CLB7 Memorial DVIDS18736.jpg en Hundreds of U S Marines sailors soldiers and civilians attended a 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 Following the service some 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 Some like Petty Officer 1st Class David A Pope stared at the memorials from a distance in silence 'What a tragic loss to lose eight good men ' said Pope a 36-year-old from Joshua Tree Calif who worked with the fallen sailor and knew many of the other deceased Marines 'I was thinking of the rest of my corpsmen and how this tragedy will impact the rest of their lives and this deployment -- how I must show them the way to move past this and get the rest of them home alive ' All seven fallen Marines and sailor were part of the Camp Pendleton Calif -based 1st Marine Logistics Group and 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 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 Marines' base in Haditha last week 2006-04-26 https //www dvidshub net/image/18736 18736 2006-04-26 12 20 AL ANBAR PROVINCE IQ PD-USGov Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ | ||||
