Posted at 9:48 a.m., Thursday, October 19, 2006
Pentagon confirms identity of Marine killed in Iraq
Advertiser Staff
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Marine 2nd Lieutenant Joshua L. Booth
Photo courtesy of The Worcester Telegram Gazette
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The Pentagon today confirmed the identity of a Hawai'i-based Marine killed Tuesday in Iraq by a sniper. Joshua L. Booth, a 23-year-old 2nd lieutenant from Fiskdale, Mass., died Tuesday during combat operations in Al Anbar province in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. Booth was a platoon leader assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment out of Marine Corps Base, Hawai'i at Kaneohe Bay. He deployed to the region last month.
