Dallas Co., TX - Military: Flores, Jaime, Trovillion, Whitley
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U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release
June 16, 2005

DoD Identifies Marine Casualties. The Department of Defense announced today
the death of four Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance
Cpl. Jonathan R. Flores, 18, of San Antonio, Texas Cpl. Jesse Jaime, 22, of
Henderson, Nev. Cpl. Tyler S. Trovillion, 23, of Richardson, Texas Lance Cpl.
Dion M. Whitley, 21, of Los Angeles, Calif.

All four Marines died June 15 when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive
device while conducting combat operations near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. All four
Marines were assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During
Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was operating with the 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 2nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, which was attached to 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
  http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2005/nr20050616-3702.html