NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense<br /><br />No. 137-03<br />(703)697-5131(media)<br />IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />March 22, 2003<br />(703)428-0711(public/industry)<br /><br />DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INDENTIFIES MARINES KILLED IN ACTION<br />The Department of Defense announced today the identities of two<br />U.S. Marines killed in action on March 21 in Southern Iraq.<br />Killed were:<br />2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, Harrison, Miss.<br /><br />Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 22, Los Angeles, Calif.<br /><br />Childers was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,<br />1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Gutierrez was<br />assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine<br />Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.<br /><br />[Web version: ]http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2003/b03222003_bt137-03.html]<br /><br />-- News Releases: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/releases.html<br />-- DoD News: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/dodnews.html<br />-- Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/dodnews.html#e-mail<br />-- Today in DoD: http://www.defenselink.mil/today