Although the Department of Defense has not yet released the names of the seven Marines killed in Wednesday's helicopter collision near Yuma, family members of the fallen are speaking to media outlets in their hometowns. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that one of the Marines killed was 25-year-old Corey Little. His rank was not given, but Little identified himself on his Facebook page as a UH-1N (Huey) Air Crew chief.
According to Little's Facebook page, he was married to Nicole Little, and the couple lived in San Marcos, California near Camp Pendleton. He grew up in Fayetteville, Georgia (just south of Atlanta) and attendedSouthern Polytechnic State University.
Atlanta radio station WSB reports that Little's wife is pregnant.
