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No. 179-03
IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2003
DOD IDENTIFIES MARINE CASUALTIES
The Department of Defense announced today the identification of the following Marines who
have been killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom. They are:
Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley, 41, of Roy, Utah, was killed on March 29 during a firefight
with enemy forces. He was assigned to F Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th
Marine Division, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Sgt. Michael V. Lalush, 23, of Troutville, Va., was killed on March 30 in a UH-1N Huey
helicopter crash in Southern Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter
Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Air Craft Group-39, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
The Department of Defense also announced today it has changed the status of the following
Marine casualties from missing in action to killed in action. They are:
Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr., 31, of Richmond, Va.
Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O'Day, 20, of Sonoma, Calif.
Pfc. Francisco A. MartinezFlores, 21, of Los Angeles, Calif.
These Marines were assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps
Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. They were killed while their unit was
conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25. Their
remains were recovered on March 28.
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2003/b03312003_bt179-03.html