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schmitt, eric (october 9, 2002). u.s. marine killed in kuwait gunmen strike training site . new york times. p. a13. archived original on november 6, 2010. retrieved april 11, 2017. marines conducting urban assault exercise on failaka island, in persian gulf off kuwait city, when 2 kuwaitis driving pickup truck opened fire ak-47 automatic rifles on group of marines training blank rounds, pentagon officials said. assailants shot death when raced road , fired on second cluster of troops, officials said. [...] thirty-one civilians on failaka taken custody possible material witnesses in united states fifth fleet said unprovoked attack. kuwaiti , pentagon officials not explain why civilians on island. marines recovered 3 ak-47 automatic rifles , ammunition truck gunmen using. 
dakss, brian (october 10, 2002a). al qaeda links kuwait attack? . cbs news. archived original on 2014-02-12. retrieved 2014-10-20. 2 men — anas al-kandari, 21, , 26-year-old cousin, jassem al-hajiri — opened fire tuesday pickup truck on marines engaged in urban assault training on failaka, island 10 miles east of kuwait city, killing 1 marine , injuring second. after driving second location , attacking second time, both kuwaiti shooters killed marines. 
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marines magazine (october 2002). wounded marine awarded purple heart . marines magazine. retrieved april 11, 2017. bethesda naval hospital, bethesda, md. -- lance cpl. george r. simpson jr. awarded purple heart injuries sustained oct. 9 when 2 kuwait gunmen opened fire on group of marines training on kuwaiti island of failaka. medal presented gen. 
global security (june 2003). eager mace . global security. archived original on june 25, 2003. retrieved june 25, 2003. 2,000 marines began amphibious assault exercise in kuwait in late september 2002. annual exercise scheduled end around october 19th. marine exercise, intended last 3 weeks, cut short after fatal shooting of 1 marine , wounding of terrorists. plans practice evacuation operation canceled after kuwaiti government requested marines end training , move aboard ships. on 08 october 2002 assailants approached exercise in pick-up truck , fired on marines small arms. assailants in civilian attire. 2 gunmen shot , killed other marines following tuesday s attack. state department spokesman richard boucher said attack on marines oct. 8 act of terrorism. lance cpl. antonio j. sledd, 20, of hillsborough, fla., died in attack. lance cpl. george r. simpson, 21, of dayton, ohio, wounded in firefight. there no kuwaiti military forces on island part of exercise. in addition, 31 civilians have been taken custody since shooting possible material witnesses. kuwaiti authorities questioning them. cs1 maint: bot: original-url status unknown (link)
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n, brenda (march 3, 2005). antonio james tony sledd . find grave. retrieved april 12, 2017. sledd assigned lima company, 3rd battalion, 1st marines, 11th marine expeditionary unit, camp pendleton, california. sledd fatally shot 2 al-qaida trained kuwaiti gunmen during urban assault training exercise on heavily guarded failaka island, 10 miles east of kuwait city in persian gulf. tony graduated gaither high school in 2000 , attended semester @ hillsborough community college. friends remember him prankster, proud owner of purple camaro people called barney , , fiercely competitive , hot tempered basketball player. tony had warrior side him – take on bigger him. wouldn t down anything. tony had dream follow dad university of arkansas. wanted earn degree in criminology , become fbi agent. 1 day came home , said needed money college entered marine corps on january 10, 2001. when came boot camp, twin brother mike working odd jobs talked him joining marines also. neighbors remember 2 slender young men jogging through quiet streets mornings , late nights. part of allure of marines reputation ruggedness - wanted see if tough enough it. wrote email family kuwait, tell love them , doing our best protect y s country. tony assured mom home thanksgiving, never made it. 
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