U.S. Department of Mistakes

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 325-06
April 17, 2006



DoD Identifies Marine Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of four
Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Derrick J. Cothran, 21, of Avondale, La.
Cpl. Pablo V. Mayorga, 33, of Margate, Fla.
Lance Cpl. Justin D. Sims, 22, of Covington, Ky.
Pfc. Ryan G. Winslow, 19, of Jefferson, Ala.

All four Marines died April 15 in two separate attacks on
vehicles during combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq . Cothran,
Mayorga, and Winslow were all assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Sims was
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.