
DETROIT — A young Marine from Saginaw County has been killed in Iraq.
Family members of Lance Cpl. Justin D. Reppuhn, 20, of Hemlock, were notified of his death Thursday morning.
The Defense Department had not released any information on his death as of Thursday night.
Reppuhn’s family said he was serving with the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, in Iraq’s Anbar province.
He was assigned to motor transport duties and was killed this week while fighting in Fallujah, they told The Saginaw News.
“He wanted to do what he’s doing,” said his father, Dan Reppuhn. “He wanted to fight for freedom. He wanted to fight for his...