FORT LEWIS, Wash. — The Defense Department has announced the deaths of two soldiers who were based at Fort Lewis.
Pfc. Luigi Marciante, 25, of Elizabeth, N.J., died Thursday in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Spec. Graham M. McMahon, 22, of Corvallis, Ore., died Wednesday in Balad, Iraq, of a noncombat-related illness.
Marciante was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. McMahon was assigned to 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Marciante reported to Fort Lewis on March 7, 2005, while McMahon...