Seven Marines Killed, Eight Injured in Training Exercise

Investigation is underway in the Hawthorne Army Depot explosion that killed seven Marines and injured several others. Brig. Gen. James W. Lukeman, Second Marine Division commanding general, updated the press with a “heavy heart” and offered prayers to the servicemen’s families.

In this file photo, Marines test the 60 mm mortar, which replaced the WW II era M2 Mortar and M119 Mortar. Cpl. Salvador R. Moreno

Investigation is underway in the Hawthorne Army Depot explosion that killed seven second Marine Division Marines and injured several other Marines and a Navy Corpsman. Brig. Gen. James W. Lukeman, Second Marine Division commanding general, updated the press with a “heavy heart” and offered prayers to the servicemen’s’ families on Tuesday.