Marine Maj. John C. Spahr

Died May 2, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom

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42, of Cherry Hill, N.J.; assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.; embarked aboard the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson; killed May 2 when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting crashed in Iraq while flying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.