Posted on 04/03/2003 9:33:52 AM PST by NormsRevenge
Edited on 04/13/2004 3:30:52 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Two Marines who had spent their childhoods in the South Bay were killed earlier this week when the helicopter they were riding in crashed in southern Iraq during a support mission.
Sgt. Michael Vernon Lalush, 23, formerly of Sunnyvale, and Capt. Aaron J. Contreras, 31, who was born in San Jose, were both assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 when their UH-1N Huey helicopter went down Sunday in an apparent accident at a forward supply and refueling site. No enemy fire was involved, the Department of Defense said.
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