Army Lt. Col. Ralph J. Marino
Death: Sep 14, 2008
of Houston Pa.; assigned to U.S. Army Central Command Camp Arifjan Kuwait; Died Sept 14 at Camp Buehring Kuwait from a non-combat related illness. Lt. Col. was veteran of Panama first Gulf War and Afghanistan The Associated Press A well-behaved high school student Ralph J. Marino didn’t call attention to himself but he was crucial to the team’s success said his former basketball said. “If you had a son that’s how you wanted him to grow up to be” said Gary Popiolkowski. “He wasn’t a starter but he was one of the guys you needed on your team.” Marino46 of Houston Pa. Died Sept. 14 at Camp Buehring Kuwait after a noncombat incident. He was assigned to Camp Arifjan Kuwait. Marino graduated in 1984 from Washington & Jefferson College with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He received his commission in the Army the same year. Jones said Marino served in two other combat tours before this tour in Kuwait. He served in Saudi Arabia in 1991 during Operation Desert Storm and in 2003 in Afghanistan. His military career also included tours in Panama where he was instrumental in the capture of Manuel Noriega; Honduras; Puerto Rico; Baumholder Germany; Fort Bragg; Flagstaff Ariz.; DallasFort Worth Airport and Japan. He is survived by his parents Ralph J. and Janice Marino.Operation Iraqi freedom