Leigh, Samuel
Marines Major

Samuel Leigh, age 35, from Belgrade, Maine, Kennebec county.

Parents: David Leigh

Schools: Norwich University graduate, Messalonshee High graduate
Military history: Commissioned as a Marine in 1996. Served two tours of duty in Iraq.

Date of death: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Death details: Among seven Coast Guard members and two Marines who died in the collission of two aircrafts off the coast of San Diego. Body not recovered.

Source: New York Times, San Diego Union Tribune, Boston Globe, Samuel C. Leigh Memorial Scholarship Facebook

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