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Melvin L Blazer
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Name: Marine Staff Sgt. Melvin L. Blazer
Age: 38
From: Moore, Okla.
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Staff Sgt. Melvin L. Blazer was killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: December 12, 2004
Oklahoma Marine dies in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 38
From: Moore, Okla.
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Staff Sgt. Melvin L. Blazer was killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: December 12, 2004
Oklahoma Marine dies in Iraq
Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY — A Marine from Moore is one of three Marines who died of injuries suffered in Iraq, the military said Tuesday.
Staff Sgt. Melvin L. Blazer Jr., 38, died Sunday after coming under enemy fire in Fallujah in Iraq’s Anbar province, family members and the Defense Department said.
Also killed were Lance Cpl. Hilario F. Lopez, 22, of Ingleside, Texas, and Lance Cpl. Gregory P. Rund, 21, of Littleton, Colo.
No more details were provided by the military about circumstances of the deaths.
Blazer was one of seven Marines to receive a Purple Heart for injuries sustained in November when an explosive hit their convoy.
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3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident
Marine Staff Sgt. Melvin L. Blazer was killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
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Melvin L Blazer
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.