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Perez was killed last Thursday, along with Cpl. Salem Bachar, 20, in an assault that injured 22 other Marines - one of the highest U.S. casualties from a single attack in recent months. In attacks without U.S. casualties, such as in Monday's attack in Ramadi, the Marines have been more forthcom...

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Published inDaily news (New York, N.Y. : 1920)
Main Author RICHARD SISK in Washington and PAUL H.B. SHIN in New York DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 20.04.2006
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Perez, Conrado Jr
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Summary:Perez was killed last Thursday, along with Cpl. Salem Bachar, 20, in an assault that injured 22 other Marines - one of the highest U.S. casualties from a single attack in recent months. In attacks without U.S. casualties, such as in Monday's attack in Ramadi, the Marines have been more forthcoming. Despite daily e-mails, Bachar spoke very little of his work to his newlywed wife, Kristie, other than to reassure her that he was as safe as any soldier could be in Iraq because he spent most of his time inside Camp Fallujah, the U.S. military base halfway between Ramadi and Baghdad.That's why she was so shocked when two Marines showed up Thursday at the couple's house in Fontana, Calif.