Two Marines killed in S.C. wreck

Lance Cpl. Robert J. Legassie, of Fredericksburg, Va., and Pfc. James E. Writt, of West Moreland, Pa., died in a single-vehicle accident near Spartanburg, S.C., last Saturday, officials said.

Both men were members of Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. Legassie, the passenger, was a machine gunner, while Writt, the driver, was a rifleman.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation.