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Remains of a Marine Now Rest in the Pacific Ocean

NPR | By Carrie Kahn

Published February 20, 2005 at 10:00 PM MST

Marine Capt. Sean Brock was killed in Iraq by enemy fire this month. His ashes were cast into the Pacific Ocean last week.

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Carrie Kahn is NPR's International Correspondent based in Mexico City, Mexico. She covers Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. Kahn's reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning news programs including All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Weekend Edition, and on NPR.org.

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