This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wells Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SCWBAIB/4373 Message Board Post: No. 753-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2004 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Cpl. Larry L. Wells, 22, of Mount Hermon, La., died August 6 due to enemy action in An Najal Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Unit Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. For further information related to this release, contact the Camp Pendleton Public Affairs Office at (760) 725-5044. http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2004/nr20040807-1094.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.