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Four Camp Pendleton Marines Killed in Helicopter Crash
Four Marines died when their UH-1N Huey helicopter crashed during a night training exercise, Jan. 22, at Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Three were pronounced dead at the scene: Captain Adam E. Miller, 29, of Midlothian, Ill. He was a pilot and served in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He returned from Iraq in August 2003. First Lieutenant Michael S. Lawlor, 26, of Timonium, Md. He also was a pilot and participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, returning in September 2003. Corporal Joshua D. Harris, 21, of New Port Richey, Fla. He was the helicopter crew chief, who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and returned from Iraq in October 2003.
The fourth crewmember died on Jan. 24. She was Staff Sergeant Lori Anne Privette, 27, of Zebulon, N.C. She had been a Marine since 1994 and returned from Iraq in September 2003.
All were members of a detachment from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 attached to reinforce Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
The helicopter apparently hit utility wires; however, it was unknown whether that caused the accident. An investigation is underway.
Bob Keeshan
Private First Class Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan-who in 1945 quit being a page boy at the National Broadcasting Company to become a Marine for two years, returned to NBC, became known as Clarabell the Clown on the "Howdy Doody Show" and eventually became the bushy mustachioed man with big pockets known as Captain Kangaroo-died, Jan. 23, in Windsor, Vt. He was 76.
He told the Marine Corps Times during a November 2002 interview: "I celebrated my 18th birthday ... at Parris Island. I was young [and] impressionable. The Marine Corps did me a lot of good. It taught me about completing what I started. My whole career originated in the Marine Corps. I'll always be grateful."
Keeshan was still in boot camp when...