Both were assigned to 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Forces Special Operations Command at Camp Lejeune. https://t.co/6AfwqWX4I8
— WSOCTV (@wsoctv) March 10, 2020
Earlier in the week, a military news release said two service members were killed by enemy forces Sunday during a mission to eliminate a stronghold for the Islamic State group in a mountainous area of Iraq.
The slain Marines were identified in the release as Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, 34, of Simi Valley, California; and Capt. Moises A. Navas, 34, of Germantown, Maryland.
They were both assigned to the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
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