Marine Killed in Philippines Plane Crash Identified

U.S. service member killed in Philippines plane crash identified as Marine from California
The United States service member who was killed alongside three defense contractors when their small plane crashed in the Philippines has been identified as a Marine from California.
Marine, 3 contractors die in surveillance plane crash in Philippines, U.S. military says
The plane was conducting intelligence and reconnaissance support “at the request of our Philippine allies,” according to the U.S. military.
US Marine from California identified as one of 4 people killed in Philippines plane crash
A U.S. Marine from California has been identified by military officials as one of four people killed when a plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines.
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The aircraft was on a mission, providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance at the request of US Philippine allies.
Marine identified as victim of surveillance flight that crashed in Philippines
Military officials identified a U.S. Marine who died in a plane crash in the Philippines last week as Sgt. Jacob M. Durham, a California native.
Camp Pendleton Marine from Long Beach ID’d as among those killed in Philippines plane crash
A 22-year-old Marine from Long Beach who had just been promoted to the rank of sergeant was identified as one of four people killed in a plane crash over the Philippines last week, military officials announced Sunday,
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