Perspective: Company B's Christmas -- A Marine remembered

Aaron Seal was slain by a sniper

CAMP TAQADDUM, IRAQ -- Since their arrival here in late August, a few South Bend Marines have suffered concussions during improvised explosive device blasts.

Another broke an ankle tripping over something in a dark room.

But for the most part, luck has been with Engineer Company B during this deployment.

Except for Sunday, Oct. 1 -- the day that Elkhart's Cpl. Aaron Seal, 23, was killed by a sniper.

"We had a pretty good idea that it was going to be a lot different than last time -- that there was a good chance that somebody was going to get hurt, or possibly die, because every unit that's been over here has been taking casualties," said Sgt. James Stanley, of Elkhart.

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