Sean P. Kelly
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Age: 23
From: Gloucester, N.J.
Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Incident: Marine Cpl. Sean P. Kelly was killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq. Twenty-nine Marines and one sailor also were
Died: January 26, 2005
Marine killed in Iraq crash always wanted to serve
By Geoff Mulvihill
Associated Press
PITMAN, N.J. — Cpl. Sean Kelly, one of 31 U.S. troops killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq on Wednesday, fulfilled his childhood ambition early in life.
In a yearbook when he was a sophomore at Pitman High School, he wrote, “In the future, I plan on being a United States Marine.” He enlisted immediately after his graduation in 2000.
Kelly, 23, was killed on the deadliest day for U.S. personnel since hostilities began in Iraq 22 months ago. He was on a helicopter that crashed in bad weather in the desert, killing 30 Marines and a sailor.
His tour in Iraq was scheduled to end on Feb. 7, his family said.
Now, his parents Alexander and Lynn Kelly are preparing to send one of Sean’s two older brothers, Ryan, 25, also a Marine, to Iraq in late March.
Sean Kelly played football and wrestled for Pitman High. He loved...
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The family of SSG. WILLIAM J. BROOKS (KILLED IN ACTION, MAY 03, 2005)