Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher
Death: Apr 02, 2006
of Jacksonville Fla.; assigned to elements of the 1st Marine Logistics Group I Marine Expeditionary Force Camp Pendleton Calif.; Died April 2 when the seven-ton truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Andres Aguilar Jr. Cpl. David A. Bass Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain and Staff Sgt. Abraham G. Twitchell. Fairhaven native wanted nothing more than to be a Marine FAIRHAVEN Mass. — A Marine lance corporal who grew up in Fairhaven and lived in Florida was among six Marines who Died when their truck rolled over in a flash flood near Asad Iraq the Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday. Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher27 who Died Sunday wanted nothing more in life than to be a Marine his friend Daniel Martin told the Standard-Times of New Bedford. His mother Barbara Gallagher of Acushnet said her son was driven in part to enlist because he had a cousin who was killed in the World Trade Center during the Sept. 11 2001 terrorist attacks. That’s when her son became “really gung-ho” about joining the military she said. He was accepted about two years ago she said. His brother Michael25 is serving in the Navy. Gallagher’s father Walter Gallagher Jr. lives in Westport. The Pentagon listed Gallagher’s home town as Jacksonville Fla. where he lived with his wife Elizabeth and their 2-year-old son Evan. Gallagher was assigned to the 1st Marine Logistics Group I Marine Expeditionary Force based at Camp Pendleton Calif. Also killed in the flash flood accident was Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain22 of Warwick R.I. Another Massachusetts marine Cpl. Scott J. Procopio20 of Saugus was killed on Sunday during combat operations in Anbar Province Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment 2nd Marine Division II Marine Expeditionary Force Camp Lejeune N.C. As of Wednesday at least 2346 members of the U.S. military have Died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003 according to an Associated Press count. At least 34 Massachusetts natives or residents have Died in Iraq according to an AP count. — Associated Press Operation Iraqi Freedom