Did anyone hear that two 'Navy' military were killed in Fallujah?

[keithyboy]

Was this a confirmed report?
What are Navy doing on the ground in Fallujah? (Navy Seals?)
Is this unusual?
What is really going on in Fallujah?

[TacticalPeek]

1. More likely, corpsmen, unfortunately.

:(

[roguevalley]

2. some died, including a COAST GUARDSMAN, in that incident with the

oil rig thing. a friend of mine is happy that their kid is going into the coast guard. I don't have the heart to tell her about this.

[benburch]

3. Likely specialists of some sort.

Likely attached to a Marine unit.

Remember that the Marine Corps are not really a separate branch of the armed forces, but are a creature of the Navy.

[bigbillhaywood]

4. The Marines are in Fallujah, they use Navy corpsmen as medics. nt

[SheepyMcSheepster]

5. i think i heard NPR mention two navy personal that had been assined.....

to a convoy that got hit by a roadside bomb. two navy men died and i think one other?

[MaineDem]

6. They could be support for the Marine helos

Corpsmen was my first guess but my husband (former Navy) mentioned Aviation mechanics as a possibility.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

7. Hospital Corpsmen are the Medics for the Marines, and go with

their unit into the hottest of action, and administer care right at the site of combat. Hospital Corpsmen are Navy personnel. There are Corpsmen among the posthumous Medal of Honor awardees. As you can imagine being a Corpsman with 1st Marine Division in Fallujah is probably a very dangerous job.

[HawkerHurricane]

8. Navy provides all health care for Marines...

Including Corpsmen who are assigned to the front line, plus doctors, dentists, dental techs...

Also Chaplains and Lawyers. There are no Marine Lawyers. JAG upsets me, with thier Marine Lawyer and Navy Pilot Lawyer.

And not the forget the Navy Religious Program Specialists... guys who assist Chaplains.

Marines do, however, have thier own helicopter mechanics.

[John_H]

9. Probably medics or SEALS N/T