
PHOENIX — A Marine from Maricopa was killed by hostile fire in Iraq, the military said Tuesday.
Cpl. Dominique J. Nicolas, 25, was killed May 26 while on a mission in Anbar province in Iraq.
Nicolas was a combat engineer with the I Marine Expeditionary Force, which is the Marine Corps’ primary war-fighting organization.
Nicolas, who was stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif., joined the Marines in August 2001.
He has been awarded the Combat Action Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
President Bush awarded the I Expeditionary Force with a Presidential Unit...