
CHINO, Calif. — Army Cpl. Marcos Nolasco told his sister he wasn’t worried about dying in Iraq because he was sure his family would be well-cared for.
Nolasco, 34, died early Tuesday in Baji, Iraq after he was accidentally electrocuted, the military said in a news release. His sister, Carmen Duran, said officials told her live electrical wires fell into the water as Nolasco showered.
Nolasco, who was assigned to the B Battery, 1st Battalion, 33rd Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, in Bamberg, Germany, had been in Iraq since January, relatives said.
Nolasco was born in Guadalajara, Mexico but moved with his family to San Diego at age 5. He joined...