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1,000 Marines dead in 2 wars


Staff report
Posted : Sunday Sep 16, 2007 9:53:36 EDT

More than 1,000 Marines have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a grim milestone reached Sept. 6 with the death of four Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based Marines, according to Defense Department statistics.

The four Marines were assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion. They were Cpl. Christopher L. Poole Jr., 22, of Mount Dora, Fla.; Cpl. Bryan J. Scripsick, 22, of Wayne, Okla.; Staff Sgt. John C. Stock, 26, of Longview, Texas; and Sgt. Michael J. Yarbrough, 24, of Malvern, Ark.

Their names were announced Monday. Since then, the Pentagon has announced the deaths of four more Marines, bringing the Corps’ total death toll for the two wars to 1,006 as of Thursday morning.

The four others are Lance Cpl. Lance M. Clark, 21, of Cookeville, Tenn.; Cpl. Travis M. Woods, 21, of Redding, Calif.; Cpl. Carlos E. Gil Orozco, 23, of San Jose, Calif.; and Lance Cpl. Jon T. Hicks Jr., 20, of Atco, N.J.

The names and numbers are based on Defense Department news releases and information posted on the Pentagon’s Statistical Information Analysis Division’s Web site.

Read more: An in-depth look at the faces behind the numbers



Cpl. Matthew R. Jones / Marine Corps With several Marine casualties confirmed this week, Defense Department statistics show that more than 1,000 leathernecks have died in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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