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thedrifter
09-13-07, 06:38 AM
Pendleton Marines Remember Fallen Comrade
Decorated Officer Won Many Awards In Brief Career

POSTED: 6:49 pm PDT September 12, 2007
UPDATED: 6:52 pm PDT September 12, 2007

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Marines mourned a fallen comrade Wednesday, who died Sept. 9 while conducting a combat operation in the Northern Helmand province of Afghanistan.

Cpl. Travis M. Woods, 21, had just celebrated his four-year anniversary of Marine Corps. Enlistment. His career was highlighted by a number of awards, including the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and Sea Service Deployment.

Woods was a field wireman with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Ellie