Service Identifies 5 Camp Pendleton Marines Killed in Imperial County Training Crash
Times of San Diego - 4h ago
The Marine Corps on Friday identified the lost pilots and other service members from Wednesday’s MV-22B Osprey crash.
All five were from Camp Pendleton, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor (VMM) Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW).
The dead include a pilot, Capt. John J. Sax, 33, an MV-22B pilot from Placer, outside Sacramento. He was a Marine for nearly six years, and received personal awards, including the National Defense Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
Late Friday, Steve Sax, a former Los Angeles Dodger, confirmed that Capt. Sax was his son.
“It is with complete devastation that I announce that my precious son, Johnny was one of the five (5) US Marines that perished on Wednesday, June 8, in the Osprey Military crash near San Diego,” Steve Sax said in a statement to CBS Los Angeles. “For those of you that knew Johnny, you saw his huge smile, bright light, his love for his family, the Marines, the joy of flying airplanes and defending our country! He was my hero and the best man I know, there was no better person to defend our country.”
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