The Department of Defense said Saturday that another Marine who died in Thursday's crash was from North Beach, Calvert County. They identified him as Cpl. Jesse W. Stites, 23, and said he had enlisted in 2009 and had been on his second deployment to Afghanistan. But his father-in-law, Mark L. Schwalenberg, who lives in Idaho, said Stites grew up in Florida and went to high school there. Schwalenberg said Stites never lived in Maryland. There is no record of a Stites in North Beach, and the town's mayor, Mark Frazier, said he knew no one by that name. Officials from the NATO-led coalition said a cause of the crash is under investigation, but that they were examining a possible "technical fault." They said there were no enemy troops in the area at the time. It was the worst crash in terms of deaths since 30 American personnel, including 22 Navy SEAL commandos, died in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan in August. The Marines who died were assigned to Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 with the Marine Expeditionary Force. Primary duties in Afghanistan included transporting troops, food and supplies. Others who died were identified as Capt. Nathan R. McHone, 29, of Illinois, Master Sgt. Travis W. Riddick, 40, of Iowa, Cpl. Kevin J. Reinhard, 25, of New Jersey, and Cpl. Joseph D. Logan, 22, of Texas. Riddick's father told the Des Moines Register that his son had done three tours of duty in Iraq and two in Afghanistan, and had served in the president's helicopter squadron, flying with Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
SS1
3 years and 2 deployments.
Corporal Jesse W. Stites
Hmmmmmm.
“flying with Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.”
Wow.
WOW! Glad you backed out of that dry hole, ss1 - this is interesting and perhaps very relevant news! THANKS!
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To: Califreak
More info here... http://www.popasmoke.com/kia/conflicts/usmc-reserve/incidents/20120119
The Department of Defense said Saturday that another Marine who died in Thursday’s crash was from North Beach, Calvert County. They identified him as Cpl. Jesse W. Stites, 23, and said he had enlisted in 2009 and had been on his second deployment to Afghanistan. But his father-in-law, Mark L. Schwalenberg, who lives in Idaho, said Stites grew up in Florida and went to high school there. Schwalenberg said Stites never lived in Maryland. There is no record of a Stites in North Beach, and the town’s mayor, Mark Frazier, said he knew no one by that name. Officials from the NATO-led coalition said a cause of the crash is under investigation, but that they were examining a possible “technical fault.” They said there were no enemy troops in the area at the time. It was the worst crash in terms of deaths since 30 American personnel, including 22 Navy SEAL commandos, died in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan in August. The Marines who died were assigned to Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 with the Marine Expeditionary Force. Primary duties in Afghanistan included transporting troops, food and supplies. Others who died were identified as Capt. Nathan R. McHone, 29, of Illinois, Master Sgt. Travis W. Riddick, 40, of Iowa, Cpl. Kevin J. Reinhard, 25, of New Jersey, and Cpl. Joseph D. Logan, 22, of Texas. Riddick’s father told the Des Moines Register that his son had done three tours of duty in Iraq and two in Afghanistan, and had served in the president’s helicopter squadron, flying with Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
SS1
856 posted on 12/17/2018, 12:43:51 PM by Spitzensparkin1 (Arrest and deport illegal aliens. Americans demand those jobs back! MAGA!)
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