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Marine Major Gerald M. Bloomfield II, 38, of Ypsilanti, Mich.; assigned to the Marine Light-Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II MEF (Forward); killed Nov. 2, 2005 when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed while flying in support of security and stabilization operations near Ramadi, Iraq while Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Also killed was Capt. Michael D. Martino.

Gerald joined the ROTC while a student at Eastern Michigan University because military service gave him the opportunity to live out his love for education and the armed forces, said his father, Gerald Bloomfield.

Gerald volunteered for a third tour in Iraq because “it was worth fighting for,” his father quoted him as saying.

“He strongly believed in what he was doing,” stepmother Judy Bloomfield said, “He wasn’t afraid. He wanted to fight for his country.”

Gerald was born in Detroit, graduated from Fowlerville High School in 1984 and from Eastern Michigan in 1988. He also earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering.

May we never forget the Service and the Sacrifice of Marine Major Gerald M. Bloomfield II.








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Marine 2nd Lt. James P. Blecksmith, 24, of San Marino, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Nov. 11, 2004 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq while Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom.

James was born in Pasadena, California, on September 26, 1980. He attended Valentine School in San Marino through 2nd grade before his family moved to Seattle, Washington in 1989.

After two years, the family returned to Southern California, and James enrolled at Flintridge Preparatory School, where he graduated in 1999.

Upon graduation from high school, James entered the United States Naval Academy in June 1999.

Although heavily recruited, James saw limited action on the field for the Naval Academy. He fit the prototype of the 21st-century quarterback at 6'3" and 216 pounds, with a strong arm, but Navy ran a triple-option offense, where the quarterback was more of a runner than a passer. As a backup quarterback, he completed 3 of his 4 passes, returned 2 kickoffs, and caught a pass as a wide receiver during the Army–Navy Game in 2001.

James's father, Edward, had served in the Marines during the Vietnam War.

May we never forget the Service and the Sacrifice of Marine 2nd Lt. James P. Blecksmith.








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