How James died

Killed when the helicopter he was flying in crashed while supporting combat operations in Anbar Province. [source: Faces of the Fallen]
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Press Coverage [source: Faces of the Fallen]

Katy Marine dies in copter crash weeks before return from Iraq
  (Houston Chronicle, Feb. 11, 2007)

Texas Marine killed in helicopter crash in Iraq
  (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Feb. 12, 2007)