Tragic Loss: Tennessee Marine Fatally Injured in California Training Exercise

A U.S. Marine from Columbia, Tennessee, identified as Joseph Whaley, was killed during a live-fire training event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California. Whaley, a recent high school graduate, was assigned as a student to the School of Infantry-West. The circumstances surrounding his death are under investigation, and the Marine Corps is providing support to his family and peers.