Marine Parachutist Dies, 5 Hurt in Training Jump
<i> Associated Press</i>
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. —
A Marine parachutist was killed and five others were injured during a night training mission, officials said. The accident occurred Tuesday night when the Marines jumped from a helicopter into woods at the Oak Grove Training Facility in eastern North Carolina.
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