Military

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

            Staff Sgt. Ramon E. Gonzales Cordova, 30, of Davie, Fla., died Aug. 8 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.  He was assigned to 1^st Battalion, 5^th Marine Regiment, 1^st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.  As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2^nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

            Media with questions about this Marine can call the Camp Pendleton Public Affairs Office at (760) 725-5044.