Ohio Marine killed in Nevada training exercise
Written by SCOTT SONNER & TED BRIDIS, Associated Press   
Wednesday, 20 March 2013 08:04
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Bunkers are seen at the Hawthorne Army Depot on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, where seven Marines were killed and several others seriously injured in a training accident Monday night, about 150 miles southeast of Reno in Nevada's high desert. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)

HAWTHORNE, Nev. (AP) — A 21-year-old Marine from Ohio was among the seven who died after a mortar shell explosion during mountain warfare training in Nevada's high desert.

Marine Lance Cpl. Josh Taylor's grandfather, Larry Stephens, confirmed Wednesday that he was killed in the training exercise Monday night.

Stephens says his grandson fulfilled a nearly lifelong dream when he joined the military right after graduating from high school in Marietta, Ohio in 2010.

Stephens says his grandson had talked about being a Marine since he was about 5, watching the History Channel and studying the military. After joining, he worked with mortars and served tours in Afghanistan and Kuwait, and was preparing for another tour in Afghanistan.

Stephens calls Taylor "polite, respectful," and says he would "do anything for anybody."

Taylor was engaged to be married, with a wedding planned for May.


Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 09:23
 

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# 2013-03-21 07:47
This was indeed very sad when I woke up and saw it. I offer thoughts and prayers to the dead, to the injured, and their families and loved ones. A salute and shout out of patriotism and thanks for those who did die, those who had the character and the love to nobly seek out the path to serve freedom for all, a peaceful and loving society, these men and women are truly heroes, my thoughts and prayers are with them and the families, and too often, we forget these true soldiers committed to a hopefully better and more peaceful world. My blessings. I hope someday that I, even as a civilian, can assist our military in fighting evil and trying to make our world safer. What a cool and noble thing to fight for.
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