Former Elsmere FF KIA in Iraq

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The US Marine Corps has announced the death of Sgt Shawn P. Martin in action in Iraq. Sgt Martin was killed by a roadside bomb during combat operations in the city of Saqlawiyah while assigned as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician with the Combat Logistics Battalion 13. His hometown was Delmar, New York.

Before joining the Marines in 2000, Sgt Martin was a member of the Fire Department in Elsmere, N.Y., following in the footsteps of his father, who was a longtime member of the department.

Prayers and condolences go to Sgt Martin's family, the Firefighters at the Elsmere Fire Department and his fellow Marines both at Camp Pendleton and Iraq.

Edited June 25, 2007 by RescueKujo