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Pentagon identifies fallen Lejeune Marines


Staff and wire reports
Posted : Monday Aug 9, 2010 20:05:25 EDT

Two Marines were killed during an attempted prisoner escape this weekend in southern Afghanistan.

NATO officials said Monday that the Marines died while trying to subdue a prisoner Saturday who had escaped from a room where he was observing prayers. The prisoner acquired a rifle, and then shot at Afghan and coalition forces.

The Defense Department announced late Monday that two North Carolina-based Marines were killed Saturday in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, although Marine officials were unable to confirm they were involved in the attempted escape. They are:

• Lance Cpl. Kevin M. Cornelius, 20, of Ashtabula, Ohio.

• Pfc. Vincent E. Gammone III, 19, of Christiana, Tenn. Both men were assigned to Camp Lejeune’s 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, according to a DoD news release.

The death of a third Marine also was reported Monday. Cpl. Max W. Donahue, 23, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., died Saturday from combat wounds sustained Aug. 4. He was a member of I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.

No other information was immediately available.

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