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Binh N Le
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Name: Marine Cpl. Binh N. Le
Age: 20
From: Alexandria, Va.
Assigned to 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Cpl. Binh N. Le died Dec. 3 of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: December 03, 2004
Posthumous citizenship granted to Marine killed in Iraq
By Brett Zongker
Associated Press
Age: 20
From: Alexandria, Va.
Assigned to 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Cpl. Binh N. Le died Dec. 3 of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: December 03, 2004
Posthumous citizenship granted to Marine killed in Iraq
By Brett Zongker
Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Va. — He was born in Vietnam and came to America at age 6. After growing up in northern Virginia, he joined the Marines even though he was not a U.S. citizen.
Cpl. Binh Le became an American on Thursday, but he could not attend the citizenship ceremony held in the shadow of the Pentagon. Last month, he was buried nearby in Arlington National Cemetery, the victim of a truck bomb in Iraq during a voluntary second tour of duty there.
Le, 20, grabbed his rifle when the truck packed with explosives attacked his military post Dec. 3. He had run to a position to fire on the driver and hold back the vehicle when it exploded. His...
Occupation
5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident
Marine Cpl. Binh N. Le died Dec. 3 of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Binh N Le
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.