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One Marine Killed at School of Infantry, Another in Custody

One Marine Killed at School of Infantry, Another in Custody

At SGT GRIT, our Marine Corps Memorial news sections report on Marines who die abroad and Marines who die at home. We remember all fallen Marines. The report below details the death of a Marine killed at Camp Pendleton in California.

Date: Jan. 18, 2018

ONE MARINE KILLED AT SCHOOL OF INFANTRY, ANOTHER IN CUSTODY

One Marine was killed, and another taken into custody after a fight broke out at Camp Pendleton's School of Infantry on Tuesday, according to a Marine official.

The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that the Marine was fatally stabbed.

"An NCIS [Naval Criminal Investigative Service] investigation has been opened, and is currently ongoing," Marine Capt. Joshua Pena, a spokesman for the Corps' Virginia-based Training and Education Command, told Marine Corps Times Tuesday.

Private First Class Ethan A. Barclay-Weberpal, assigned to Lima Company, Headquarters and Services Battalion at SOI-West, was killed in the incident, Pena said. He was 18 years old and had just entered the Corps in July.

Pena said the incident occurred "aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, at the School of Infantry West."

Pena declined to offer any other information.

"The name of the Marine in confinement, also assigned to the same unit, will not be released at this time," Pena said.

This story was first reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune.

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Comments

JT Hothersall - May 26, 2020

My prayers go to the fallen Marine and his family.

Jon Nelson - May 26, 2020

HOORA to that ive always considered the corps to be a brotherhood ,,I am a retired marine Mgysgt (30years) and I don’t think I’m wrong hope you throw the book at him for doing that,,supposed to kill the enemy not each other.

bruce bender - May 26, 2020

We all are Marines and we all knew and served with some Marines we knew were missing a few screws- some reared their ugly heads and got smacked down in the Old Corps! Still a shame that someone did not see this coming. Especially while still going thru training- we were watched and had more free time after Boot Camp- But still a crying shame for one brother to take another’s life. May the slain Marine have his soul rest in Eternal Peace- and God Bless the Marine Corps!

CPL. P.Dominguez - May 26, 2020

I been all my life proud the be part of the US military, I was trained on Campus Lejeune, USMC. I did loose in combat some of my best friend and comrade in Vietnam. I always remember the good and bad times we all spent together.

Jesse saenz - May 26, 2020

Instructors should teach this young Marines the meaning of brother hood and I got your 6 before starting. Prayers for the deceased Marine’s family.

Billy - May 26, 2020

It wasn’t boot camp. The already Graduated from Boot camp.

Doc Morales - May 26, 2020

To kill a brother is unforgivable PERIOD!!! There’s a special place in Hell for this guy

Sgt Angelo J.Manos - May 26, 2020

I was visiting my buddy at Camp Schwab and we decided to grab some brews at the EM slopchute.Schwab was home to the 9th Marines and Charley Co,3rd Recon Bn.An argument was started between both units of all things “who was the baddest mutherf#%#&# on the island.It was unbelievable.My buddy and I decided to sit it out and baracaded ourselves w/tables.There were many many injuries and about 15 serious.The CG banned beer bottles and the Marines had to drink out of plastic cups after that.This was 1970.Personally I thought the Marines at Camp Hansen,4th Marines,would have had something to say on who was the BMFs’ on the island.I feel bad for the Marines family who was killed @ Pendleton.The other Marine will become an ex Marine and serve out the rest of his life in a living Hell.A crying shame.

Jerome Dubis - May 26, 2020

I think my biggest battle was after coming home to find out I had Hep C and not letting it kill me. Talk about a Shit-Burner 🙂

Jerome Dubis - May 26, 2020

What ever happened to Brother Hood? It’s not who you are underneath, but what you do that defines you. USMC 69/71 DeNang

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