EDITORIAL.- A young Marine from the St. Louis area died while participating in a military exercise in eastern North Carolina, just weeks after he was commissioned as a sergeant, according to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
“The incident occurred during a training exercise in Carteret County,” the unit said. “The incident is under investigation.”
Carteret County is about 170 miles southeast of Raleigh, along the coast.
Arslanbas served as a reconnaissance Marine with the Special Purpose Maritime Force and was stationed at Camp Lejeune, authorities said. The Special Purpose Maritime Force participated in an amphibious task group exercise aboard the USS New York just days before the incident, according to an April 13 social media post.
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