As loved ones grieve the loss of four Marines killed in a training exercise at Camp Pendleton, new information emerged Thursday night about who those service members were and how they lost their lives in what a base official called a “tragic accident.”
The victims were identified as Staff Sgt. Mathew R. Marsh, 28, of Long Beach, Calif.; Gunnery Sgt. Gregory J. Mullins, 31, of Bayou L’Ourse, La.; Sgt. Miguel Ortiz, 27, of Vista, Calif.; and Staff Sgt. Eric W. Summers, 32, of Poplar Bluff, Mo.
The four men were killed in an explosion about 11 a.m. Wednesday as they were clearing unexploded ordnance from a sprawling range, known as the Zulu impact area, a base official said Thursday night.
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