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DOD ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN MARINE CASUALTY STATUS
US Department of Defense DefenseLINK ^ | March 29, 2003

Posted on 03/28/2003 11:56:30 PM PST by Timesink

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United States Department of Defense
News Release
On the web: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2003/b03292003_bt170-03.html
Media contact: media@defenselink.mil or +1 (703) 697-5131
Public contact: public@defenselink.mil or +1 (703) 428-0711

  No. 170-03
IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2003

DOD ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN MARINE CASUALTY STATUS

The Department of Defense announced today it has changed the status of Marine Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus from Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) to killed in action. Sgt. Korthaus was declared DUSTWUN in the vicinity of the Saddam Canal on March 24. His remains were recovered on March 25.

Sgt. Korthaus, 28, of Scott, Iowa, was assigned to Engineering Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, based in Peoria, Ill.


TOPICS: Front Page News; US: Illinois; US: Iowa; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: basra; bradleykorthaus; bradleyskorthaus; defensedepartment; illinois; iowa; marines; usmc; war; warlist

1 posted on 03/28/2003 11:56:30 PM PST by Timesink
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To: **Iowa; **Illinois; *war_list
bump
2 posted on 03/28/2003 11:57:22 PM PST by Timesink (If you use the word "embedded" in a conversation, you'd better be carrying an x-ray to show me.)
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To: Timesink
God , please give him peace
3 posted on 03/29/2003 12:01:26 AM PST by bybybill (first the public employees, next the fish and, finally, the children)
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To: Timesink
Article from Des Moines Register - yesterday...http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/876923/posts
4 posted on 03/29/2003 12:03:08 AM PST by Keith in Iowa (* * Common Sense is an Oxymoron * *)
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To: Timesink
WE beseech Thee, O Lord, according to Thy loving-kindness, have mercy upon the soul of Thy servant Bradley, and now that he is set free from the defilements of this mortal flesh, restore him to his heritage of everlasting salvation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
5 posted on 03/29/2003 12:12:43 AM PST by WSGilcrest (R)
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To: Timesink
Eternal Rest grant unto him, O Lord, Let perpetual Light
shine upon him, and May he Rest in Peace, Amen.
6 posted on 03/29/2003 12:59:55 AM PST by Smocker
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To: Timesink
Prayers to his family!
All gave some, Some gave all.
7 posted on 03/29/2003 7:20:50 AM PST by Valin (Age and deceit beat youth and skill)
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