Darrell J. Schumann
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Age: 25
From: Hampton, Va.
Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Darrell J. Schumann 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 helped lead assault on Fallujah
Associated Press
HAMPTON, Va. — Lance Cpl. Darrell J. Schumann had survived fierce door-to-door fighting and was counting down to one more mission before heading home in 10 days, his father said.
Then, on Wednesday, the Marine was killed in a deadly helicopter crash in western Iraq.
Twelve hours before his death, Schumann had sent a photo via a computer image to his parents.
“Three hours later, he called us to say he had one more mission to do,” retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richmon Schumann said shortly after receiving confirmation his son had died with 30 others in the deadliest single event for U.S. forces since the invasion of Iraq nearly two years ago.
The CH-53E Super Stallion went down while transporting troops for security operations in preparation of Sunday’s elections.
“They were excited about the prospect of moving over to rejoin...
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May he rest in peace