Dustin M. Shumney
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Age: 30
From: Vallejo, Calif.
Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Incident: Marine 1st Lt. Dustin M. Shumney 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
Calif. Marine among those killed in Super Stallion crash
Associated Press
BENICIA, Calif. — A 30-year-old Benicia man and father of three was among 31 troops killed earlier this week when their helicopter crashed in a sandstorm in Iraq.
Thirty Marines, including five from California, and one sailor were killed in Wednesday’s accident.
First Lt. Dustin M. Shumney was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based at a Marine Corps base in Hawaii.
The crash occurred while the helicopter was transporting troops for security operations in preparation for Sunday’s elections. The military is investigating the cause of the crash that marked the deadliest day for U.S. troops since the invasion of Iraq nearly two years ago.
Shumney, a 1992 Benicia High School graduate, lived in Texas with his wife, Julie, and three young children.
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