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thedrifter
04-20-07, 03:11 PM
Rocket attack at base kills Marine, wounds 2
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Apr 20, 2007 10:53:15 EDT

BAGHDAD — A rocket hit a U.S. military base south of Baghdad, killing one Marine and wounding two, the military said Friday.

The attack occurred Thursday night on the Forward Operating Base in Mahmoudiya, about 20 miles south of Baghdad, the statement said.

The names of the victims were withheld pending notification of their relatives.

Ellie