Two Marine Raiders were killed March 8 in Iraq while clearing a tunnel full of Islamic State fi ghters. Both Marines were assigned to the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, 34, of Simi Valley, California, joined the Corps in 2004 as an 0311 rifleman. In 2008 he completed Scout Sniper Basic Course and was a sniper team leader when he deployed to Afghanistan. He became a Marine Raider in 2011 where he completed deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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机译：3月8日，两名海军突袭者在清理一条充满伊斯兰国家势力的隧道时被杀。两名海军陆战队员都被分配到北卡罗莱纳州勒吉恩营的第二海军陆战队突击队营。炮兵中士34岁的迭戈·D·庞戈（Diego D. Pongo）来自加利福尼亚州西米谷（Simi Valley），他于2004年以0311步枪手的身份加入了军团。 2008年，他完成了侦察员狙击手基础课程，并在部署到阿富汗时担任狙击队负责人。他于2011年成为海军陆战队突击队成员，在那里他完成了向伊拉克和阿富汗的部署。
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