US Marine from Missouri dies in Camp Lejeune training accident [Video]

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A U.S. Marine originally from Missouri died on Thursday in a training accident near Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. 

According to a press release from II Marine Expeditionary Force posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Sgt. Colin Arslanbas died during a training accident near Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune just after 11 p.m. on Thursday. He was assigned to the Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF) in the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. 

Arslanbas was a 2019 graduate of Fort Zumwalt West High School in O’Fallon, Missouri.

Arslanbas was a classmate of Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz, another service member killed serving our country in 2021.

Schmitz’s father, Mark Schmitz, says he’s been speaking to Arslanbas’ mom trying to offer his support through this difficult time.

“He was serving this country just like my son was and just like so many before them. When I heard about Colin, it just …