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Posted at 12:02 p.m., Wednesday, April 5, 2006

Kane'ohe Marine killed in Iraq flash flood

Advertiser Staff

A 21-year-old Kane'ohe Marine was killed Sunday along with five other Marines when the seven-ton truck they were riding in rolled over during in a flash flood near Al Asad, Iraq, the Department of Defense announced today.

Cpl. Andres Aguilar Jr., of Victoria, Texas, was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kane'ohe Bay, Hawai'i.