2nd BCT Marine Battalion = 2/5 Marine
The 2nd BCT FRG tribute page implies that the Marine battalion augmenting the 2nd BCT in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF 2.5) is the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (2/5 Marine). Background information on the battalion is found at www.globalsecurity.org. According to that site, the 2/5 Marines are from Camp Pendleton, CA, and acted as the lead element of the 1st Marine Division at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, fighting from the Iraqi border all the way into Baghdad. Marine units are currently on a 7-month deplyoment cycle, and the 2/5 redeployed to Iraq late August, 2004.
According to several sites, the 2/5 Marines are operating around Ramadi.
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Here are some 2/5 Marine message groups:
- www.usmcparents.com
- www.2ndbn5thmarines.com
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Here are some 2/5 Marine picture pages:
- 2/5 Marines, G Company site
- 2/5 Marines, misc F Company pics
Members of the 2/5 Marines Golf Company were recently covered in a Time Magazine photo essay and story. Also, AP Photographer Jim MacMillan spent time with the 2/5 Marines after following the 1/9 Infantry.
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Since the 2nd BCT took over command from the 1st BCT on Sept 11, 2004, 7 Marines from the 2/5 Marine regiment have died serving their country in Iraq under the 2nd BCT command:
- Pfc. Jason T. Poindexter, 20, of San Angelo, Texas, died Sept. 12 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
- Lance Cpl. Gregory C. Howman, 28, of Charlotte, N.C., died Sept. 15 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
- Sgt. Timothy Folmar, 21, of Sonora, Texas, died Sept. 24 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
- Pfc. Andrew Halverson, 19, of Grant, Wis. died Oct. 9 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
- 2nd Lt. Paul M. Felsberg, 27, of West Palm Beach, Fla., died on Oct. 13 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
- Lance Cpl. Victor A. Gonzalez, 19, of Watsonville, Calif., died on Oct. 13 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
- Sgt. Douglas E. Bascom, 25, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died Oct. 20 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Our hearts go out to their families.
According to several sites, the 2/5 Marines are operating around Ramadi.
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Here are some 2/5 Marine message groups:
- www.usmcparents.com
- www.2ndbn5thmarines.com
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Here are some 2/5 Marine picture pages:
- 2/5 Marines, G Company site
- 2/5 Marines, misc F Company pics
Members of the 2/5 Marines Golf Company were recently covered in a Time Magazine photo essay and story. Also, AP Photographer Jim MacMillan spent time with the 2/5 Marines after following the 1/9 Infantry.
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Since the 2nd BCT took over command from the 1st BCT on Sept 11, 2004, 7 Marines from the 2/5 Marine regiment have died serving their country in Iraq under the 2nd BCT command:
- Pfc. Jason T. Poindexter, 20, of San Angelo, Texas, died Sept. 12 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
- Lance Cpl. Gregory C. Howman, 28, of Charlotte, N.C., died Sept. 15 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
- Sgt. Timothy Folmar, 21, of Sonora, Texas, died Sept. 24 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
- Pfc. Andrew Halverson, 19, of Grant, Wis. died Oct. 9 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
- 2nd Lt. Paul M. Felsberg, 27, of West Palm Beach, Fla., died on Oct. 13 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
- Lance Cpl. Victor A. Gonzalez, 19, of Watsonville, Calif., died on Oct. 13 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
- Sgt. Douglas E. Bascom, 25, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died Oct. 20 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Our hearts go out to their families.
posted by Ryan Kirk @ 3:11 PM
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