Senator Baucus' nephew killed in Iraq

[Ptah]

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060801/NEWS01/60801002

Senator Baucus' nephew killed in Iraq

A Wolf Creek Marine was killed during combat operations in Iraq on Saturday, the Department of Defense reported.

Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus, 28, was killed in Al Anbar province, Iraq according to a Marine Corps spokesperson. He is the son of Wolf Creek ranchers John and Nina Baucus and the nephew of U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.


Cpl. Baucus was assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Division of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, based in Twentynine Palms, Calif.

He was on his second tour in Iraq, which began in April 2005. A scout and team leader in the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Division, Cpl. Baucus was awarded numerous decorations including the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal and the Combat Action ribbon.

Cpl. Baucus enlisted in the Marine Corps on Sept. 13, 2002 in Lewis and Clark County.

[havocmom]

1. My condolences to Kathy and her family

and to the Baucus family.

We strengthen our efforts to bring sanity back to American policy.

[janetle]

2. Me too!

We send our condolences to the family. This is so sad. My husband and I grew up in Helena--though we now live in the Seattle area. We still have family there.