Marine who killed self served 2 tours in Iraq

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Marine who killed self served 2 tours in Iraq
By Charmaine Noronha - The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Feb 14, 2009 16:43:19 EST

TORONTO — A U.S. Marine wanted by the military for abandoning his unit, who fatally shot himself after sneaking across the border into Canada, had served two terms in Iraq, officials said Saturday.

Timothy Scott, 22, turned a gun on himself Thursday at his mother's home near Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.

A statement released Saturday by Camp Lejeune said Scott had been deployed to Iraq for eight months in 2007 and for seven months in 2008.

The rifleman, who was assigned to headquarters and the support battalion at Camp Lejeune, had joined the Marine Corps in 2005, said the statement.

Police said Scott, who left his unit sometime around Tuesday, entered into Canada on Wednesday from Woodstock, New Brunswick. He arrived at his mother's home the next day, where he initially threatened her before turning the gun on himself, RCMP Staff Sgt. Mark Furey said.


Rest of article at: http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2009/02/ap_marinesuicide_021309w/%2e

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1. More US soldiers in Iraq killed themselves last month than died in the battle theatre.