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March 6, 2006, DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine... and so it goes....

Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder, of Finksburg, Md., died March 3 from a non combat-related vehicle accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to Combat Service Support Group-1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Media with questions about this Marine can call the Twentynine Palms Public Affairs Office at 760-830-5476.

Desert Sun Article (CA) about Matthew Snyder

He is survived by his mother, Julia, of Westminster, Md., and father, Albert, of York, Pa.