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Name: Marine Pfc. Oscar A. Martinez
Age: 19
From: North Lauderdale, Fla.
Assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Pfc. Oscar A. Martinez was killed Oct. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died:
October
12, 2004
Florida Marine killed in Iraq
Associated Press
NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida Marine was killed Tuesday when a mortar fired by insurgents exploded at a U.S. base where he was eating with his unit in the Iraqi province of Anbar, his sister said.
Pfc. Oscar A. Martinez, 19, joined the Marine Corps last year, shortly before graduating from North Lauderdale High School, said his sister, Morena Martinez. He was a member of the I Marine Expeditionary Force based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.
“Ever since he was little he dreamt of being a Marine,” Morena Martinez said Wednesday. “It hasn’t really sunk in yet.”
His sister said the Marine Corps first refused to accept him unless he lost weight. He weighed 210 pounds at the time, but began running around his block wearing garbage bags and sweat pants to sweat off the weight, his sister said. He reported for duty in December.
“When I asked him why he joined the...
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Prayers & Condolences For:
Oscar A. Martinez
BY Anonymous on Jul 02, 2010 | |  | oscar, its been 6 years and you still cross my mind. i've known you since i was 5 yrs old. you will always be in my heart. every year i come to visit you and i cant help but think whyd that have to happen to you? but then ive come to reliaze that you are just so special that god wanted you with him and your mom. i always think about how brave you were and how you would do anything to make a better life for your family. my mom says that you were one of her favorite and i reliaze and appricate everything you went through. you did your dream. my prayers go out to your family and friends who miss you so much. we love you forever our dear friend. xoxo big kiss see you on the other side..
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Prayers & Condolences For:
Oscar A. Martinez
BY John on Apr 09, 2009 | | | | May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.
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