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- Hey Marines, Lance Corporal
Fernando Moreno here,

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our condolences go out
to the family and friends

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of Gunnery Sergeant Scott Koppenhafer.

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Late last week, marine forces
special operations command

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announced the death of one of their own.

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Gunnery Sgt. Koppenhafer,

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a critical skills operator with
2nd Marine Raider Battalion,

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headquartered at Camp
Lejeune, North Carolina,

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suffered fatal wounds while

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supporting Iraqi Security Forces.

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Veterinary Sargeant Koppenhafer,

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a native of Mancos, Colorado,

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spent the last 10 years as a

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highly revered MARSOC
Critical Skills Operator,

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and previously served as a
machine gunner and scout sniper.

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He completed three
deployments as a member of

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2nd Marine Raider Battalion,

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and was selected as MARSOC's 2018

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critical skill's operator of the year.

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Gunnery Sgt. Koppenhafer is survived by

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his wife and 2 children.

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Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

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Templar fidelis, Gunnery Sgt. Koppenhafer.

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And that's your Marine Minute.