Star Telegram
Posted Thursday, Apr. 10, 2014
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Lance Cpl. Mark N. Boterf, 21, of Crowley died from a suspected accidental gunshot wound while on guard duty Tuesday at Camp Lejeune, N.C., according to a Marine Corps news release.
A Marine from Crowley, fatally shot this week at Camp Lejeune, N.C., had overcome physical hurdles to join his brothers in the Marine Corps, his twin brother said Thursday.
Lance Cpl. Mark N. Boterf, 21, was shot in the chest while on sentry duty Tuesday at the main entrance to the base, the Marine Corps said in a statement late Wednesday. Military officials said the shooting is still being investigated but appears accidental.
After graduating from Crowley High School, Boterf had surgery to correct a hernia, then pushed himself to pass the fitness tests required by the Marines, his twin, Michael Boterf, told The Associated Press.
“He excelled at the [physical] standards. It is three pullups; he could do 20. To be able to do that, so quickly after surgery, he made an example,” Michael Boterf said.
Father Aubrey Boterf said Mark Boterf had a “giving heart, was a cheerful person and loved God.”
His older brother, Joseph Boterf, is also a Marine. He was with his parents in Crowley on Thursday when they read a statement to reporters.
Relatives declined to discuss the shooting because it is still under investigation. Instead, they talked about the young Marine’s character. They were told that he was on duty that day because he volunteered to take a shift for a fellow Marine who was on leave to get married.
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