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/796 Message Board Post: On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=10193 IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1166-06 November 16, 2006 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Cpl. Mario D. Gonzalez, 21, of La Puente, Calif., died Nov. 14 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Media with questions about this Marine can contact the Hawaii public affairs office at (808) 257-8870.