
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — A Marine from Homestead has been killed in action in Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Juan E. Segura, 26, died Tuesday as a result of enemy action in Iraq’s Anbar province, which includes Fallujah, the Pentagon announced. He was a rifleman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Segura’s stepfather told WFOR-TV that Segura was set to come home for Christmas. He said the family was spending Veterans Day in mourning.
“This holiday has new meaning for me,” Jose Torres said.
Segura joined the Marine Corps in January 2001 and was on his second deployment to Iraq, the Marine...