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Memorial Services for Marines Planned

Published Apr 9, 2003 9:30 am : Updated Jan 31, 2009 4:46 pm

A private memorial service will be held tomorrow for two Marines killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq.

30-year-old Captain Travis Ford, of Oceanside, and 29-year-old Captain Benjamin Sammis, of Vista, died on April 4th about 30 miles southeast of Baghdad while riding in a Super Cobra helicopter that crashed. It was unclear if the helicopter was under enemy fire.

This post was last modified on 01/31/2009 4:46 pm