IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 119-06
February 8, 2006
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DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two
Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Killed were:
Cpl. Orville Gerena, 21, of Virginia Beach, Va.
Lance Cpl. David S. Parr, 22, of Benson, N.C.
Both Marines died Feb. 6 from an improvised explosive device
while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Hit, Iraq. They
were assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,
22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune,
N.C