Lance Cpl. Kevin Melendez, a Grapevine High graduate, dies while serving in the Marine Corps

A Marines Corps spokesperson said that Melendez's death was not combat related or connected to Operation Epic Fury.
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Final salute: Active-duty Marines honor Korean War veteran days before his death

A Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War who said he had joined the military at 15 spent some of the final hours of his life with active-duty Marines at a birthday celebration for the service in his ...
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NCIS investigates death of retired Marine general at base he once commanded

A retired Marine general who led troops during two wars in Iraq and was the personal aide to former President Bill Clinton died over the weekend at the Marine Corps base in the high desert east of Los ...
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Spokane city flags ordered at half-staff for Marine Corps death

SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown ordered that today all city flags be lowered to half-staff to remember United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Donovan Davis. Davis died as a result of an ...