This past Tuesday a memorial service was held at Camp Lejeune for the seven Marines killed March 18 when a mortar exploded at Hawthorne Army Depot during training.

Members of the First Battalion, Ninth Marine Regiment and family members of the deceased attended, The Marine Corps press relase said the cause of the blast remains under investigation.

Killed in the blast were: Private First Class Martino, 19 Lance Cpl. Fenn II, 20 --Lance Cpl. Muchnick Jr., 23, Lance Cpl. Taylor, 21, Lance Cpl. Vanderwork, 21, Lance Cpl. Wild 21, and Corporal Ripperda, 26. Rest in Peace.