IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 314-06
April 13, 2006
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DoD Identifies Missing Marine
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine
who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Eric A. Palmisano, 27, of Florence, Wis., died April
2, after the truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Al
Asad, Iraq. The incident also resulted in the death of six other Marines.
Palmisano was listed as Duty Status - Whereabouts Unknown until his body was
recovered April 11. He was assigned to 1st Transportation Support
Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Marcques J. Nettles, 22, of Beaverton,
Ore. is still listed as Duty Status - Whereabouts Unknown as a result of the
incident and search efforts continue.