Military

Camp Pendleton Marine Killed By Friendly Fire?

By Beth Ford Roth / Home Post Blogger

Published October 25, 2011 at 12:15 PM PDT

This story was published more than 13 years ago.

The father of fallen Camp Pendleton Marine Lance Cpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt has told a San Antonio newspaper his son was killed by friendly fire. Dr. David Schmidt told the San Antonio Express News that a Marine who was a friend of his son’s contacted him with the information...

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Blogger Beth Ford Roth was born into a military family and has covered issues important to service members and their loved ones for many years. She has worked as a broadcast journalist in both commercial television and public radio.

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