Marine killed in accident is identified

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- A Marine killed in a training accident at Camp Pendleton in California has been identified as Sgt. Wesley Rice, 27, of San Antonio.

Rice, an instructor and Iraq veteran, was among six Marines in an amphibious assault vehicle that sank in a boat basin during a training exercise Friday, the Los Angeles Times reported the Marine Corps saying. The other five were able to escape.

Rice deployed to Iraq twice and was awarded a Combat Action Ribbon.