Thursday, August 14, 2008

DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

No. 693-08 August 14, 2008
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Michael H. Ferschke Jr., 22, of Maryville, Tenn., died August 10th while supporting combat operations in Salah ad Din province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.
For additional background information on this Marine, news media representatives may contact the Okinawa public affairs office at 011-81-611-745-0790 or
OkinawaPAO@usmc.mil

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