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/4372 Message Board Post: No. 1129-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2004 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Lonny D. Wells, 29, of Vandergrift, Pa., died Nov. 9 as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. For further information contact the 2nd Marine Division Public Affairs Officer at (910) 451-9033. http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2004/nr20041110-1504.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.