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Thomas E Saba
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Name: Marine Cpl. Thomas E. Saba
Age: 30
From: Toms River, N.J.
Assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan died Feb. 7 when the helicopter he was flying in crashed while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also
Incident: Marine Cpl. Thomas E. Saba was killed were 1st Lt. Jared M. Landaker, Sgt. Travis D. Pfister, Capt. Jennifer J. Harris, Sgt. James R. Tijerina, Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Gilbert Minjares Jr. and Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Manuel A. Ruiz.
Died: February 07, 2007
Toms River parents mourn son killed in Iraq helicopter crash
The Associated Press
Age: 30
From: Toms River, N.J.
Assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan died Feb. 7 when the helicopter he was flying in crashed while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also
Incident: Marine Cpl. Thomas E. Saba was killed were 1st Lt. Jared M. Landaker, Sgt. Travis D. Pfister, Capt. Jennifer J. Harris, Sgt. James R. Tijerina, Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Gilbert Minjares Jr. and Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Manuel A. Ruiz.
Died: February 07, 2007
Toms River parents mourn son killed in Iraq helicopter crash
The Associated Press
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Marine Cpl. Thomas Saba could have been discharged in April.
Instead, he chose to extend his tour with the Marines so he could serve with his comrades in Iraq — a decision that ultimately led to his death Feb. 7, just two weeks after he arrived in the country.
“He didn’t have to go to Iraq. He chose to go. He wanted to be with his brothers,” Barbara Saba, the Marine’s mother and a Toms River resident, told the Staten Island Advance.
In a separate interview with the Asbury Park Press, Saba said her 30-year-old son was also an “absolutely fantastic son, brother and uncle.”
Saba was with four other Marines and two...
Occupation
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan
Incident
Marine Cpl. Thomas E. Saba died Feb. 7 when the helicopter he was flying in crashed while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were 1st Lt. Jared M. Landaker, Sgt. Travis D. Pfister, Capt. Jennifer J. Harris, Sgt. James R. Tijerina, Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Gilbert Minjares Jr. and Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Manuel A. Ruiz.
Prayers & Messages
Thomas E Saba
2007-03-14
May you rest easy with the Angels now. Your sacrifice is greatly appreciated. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. God Bless