Marine Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus, 28, died Saturday in the province of Al Anbar, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. He was assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. A spokesman for Baucus confirmed that the serviceman, who lived in the Helena area, was the Montana Democrat's nephew.
Oh crap. I hate the war there, but I feel horrible for him. I don't and can't know what his reaction will be. All I can say is I didn't want this to happen to him and I don't want this to happen to anyone else. Senator's Nephew Dies In Iraq, Phillip Baucus, Nephew Of Montana Senator, Killed In Combat - CBS News |