Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 7 August, 2010
Unit: 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment
Hometown: Christiana, Tenn.
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
The following Marines died Aug. 7 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan:
Lance Cpl. Kevin M. Cornelius, 20, of Ashtabula, Ohio.
Pfc. Vincent E. Gammone III, 19, of Christiana, Tenn.
Cornelius and Gammone were assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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