This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gonzalez Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AUZ.2ACEB/763 Message Board Post: No. 521-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2004 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Cpl. Benjamin R. Gonzalez, 23, of Los Angeles, Calif., died May 29 due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. For further information related to this release, contact the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Public Affairs Office at (760) 725-5044. http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2004/nr20040531-0841.html ________________________________________ Disclaimer: Not related to this person. This news release is being submitted for its genealogical value: name, age, hometown, date, place and cause of death, and military service. No political viewpoint is being expressed.