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Jeffrey G Green

Dallas, Texas

May 5, 2004

Age

Military

Rank

Unit/Location

Marine

Cpl

2nd Battalion, 4^th Marine Regiment, 1^st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force

Camp Pendleton, California

He was found deceased on May 5 in the Euphrates River, in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

05/10/2004 GAAS:190:04 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Governor Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Death of Camp Pendleton Marine Cpl. Jeffrey G. Green

Governor Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the death of Cpl. Jeffrey G. Green, of Dallas, TX:

“It is with somber hearts that Maria and I extend our condolences to the friends and family of Cpl. Green for their loss. Jeffrey was a noble Marine whose courage and strength will not be forgotten.”

Cpl. Green, 20, was found deceased on May 5 in the Euphrates River in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. The cause of death is under investigation. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, CA.

In honor of Cpl. Green, Capitol flags will be flown at half-staff.

Marines Cpl. Jeffrey G. Green, 20, Irving, Texas; action
Jeffrey Green was so focused on becoming a Marine in high school that he helped talk another student into joining the service instead of the seminary.

"I think his whole outlook was to a future with the Marines," said his grandmother, Virginia Green. "He liked the excitement and loved the training."

Green, 20, of Irving, Texas, was found dead May 5 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, after he tried to swim across the Euphrates River on a covert operation. He was based at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Green was an avid "Star Wars" fan who enjoyed camping, fast cars and motorcycles. He was a boy scout who achieved Life Scout rank.

Though he was excited about the military, Nancy DeStefano, who was Green's adviser in high school, said she believes the inquisitive boy had other motives as well.

"I think 7/16the military 3/8 was a place for him to continue this search for himself," she said.

He is survived by his parents, Richard and Wendy Green.