Hero to the End: Marine Corps Veteran Killed Rescuing Coal Miners
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The Marine Corps family lost one of its own when veteran Steven M. Lipscomb , who had survived a roadside bomb while serving in Iraq, was killed trying to save a crew of coal miners in West Virginia. An Act of Bravery The accident occurred on Nov. 8 at the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County. According to the Department of War, the incident happened while miners were conducting routine work at the mine. Suddenly, a large amount of water rushed into the shaft, trapping crew members inside.
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