This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mills Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jE1.2ACEB/3541 Message Board Post: NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 378-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 01, 2006 Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public/Industry(703)428-0711 DoD Announces Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines, who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Cpl. Brandon M. Hardy, 25, of Cochranville, Pa. Sgt. Lea R. Mills, 21, of Brooksville, Fla. Both Marines died April 28 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq. They were both assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Media with questions about these Marines can call the Camp Pendleton Public Affairs Office at 760-725-5044. [Web Version: http://defenselink.mil/releases/2006/nr20060501-12925.html]