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Jason A Karella
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Name: Marine Cpl. Jason A. Karella
Age: 20
From: Anchorage, Alaska;
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.;
Incident: Marine Cpl. Jason A. Karella died Oct. 9 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.
Died: October 09, 2008
Twentynine Palms Marine killed in Afghanistan
Staff report
Age: 20
From: Anchorage, Alaska;
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.;
Incident: Marine Cpl. Jason A. Karella died Oct. 9 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.
Died: October 09, 2008
Twentynine Palms Marine killed in Afghanistan
Staff report
A California-based Marine was killed Thursday in Afghanistan, according to the Defense Department.
Cpl. Jason A. Karella, 20, of Anchorage, Alaska, died supporting combat operations in Farah province. Karella, a tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided antitank missile gunner, was killed when his Humvee rolled over while he was in the gun turret, according to the Naval Safety Center.
“He was the vehicle commander, [and had] the best seat on the armored Humvee,” Karella’s father, Kevin Karella, told an NBC news affiliate in Alaska. “But the guy up in the turret wasn’t feeling good, and so he gave up his seat … and he climbed up...
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the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.;
Incident
Marine Cpl. Jason A. Karella died Oct. 9 while supporting combat operations in Delaram, Afghanistan.
Prayers & Messages
Jason A Karella
2008-10-16
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
Jason A Karella
2008-10-16
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.