Chattanooga Marines Included Deorated Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan

Chattanooga Shooting Victims Include Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans
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By MEGHAN KENEALLY and MICHELE McPHEE
Digital Reporter via GOOD MORNING AMERICA
Jul 17, 2015, 2:31 PM ET

All four Marines killed in the Chattanooga shooting have been identified and include highly decorated veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, Sgt. Carson Holmquist and Lance Cpl. Squire "Skip"

Wells were named as the four victims by Marine officials.

Three of the four Marines were active duty Marines assigned to the Marine Reserve Center, while the fourth, Wells, was a reservist, a defense official said.

Two senior state officials in Sullivan's home state of Massachusetts told ABC News that he had served two tours of duty in Iraq and earned at least one Purple Heart during his service.

Sullivan was a 40-year-old native of Springfield, Massachusetts, and graduated from a local Catholic high school, according to MassLive.

Wyatt had been with the military for more than a decade, with the Marines listing his entry date as May 2004. He served three tours, one in Afghanistan and two later tours in Iraq. His home of record is listed as Burke, North Carolina.

Holmquist, a Wisconsin native, joined the Marines in January 2009 and served two tours of duty in Afghanistan.

Sullivan, Wyatt and Holmquist had all received one Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal apiece, among a host of other awards.

The only reservist in the group was "Skip" Wells, 21, whose death was confirmed to ABC News by family friends, Andy Kingery and Teresa Bass.
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