10 Jan 2007:
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 022-07
January 10, 2007
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DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Aron C. Blum, 22, of Tucson, Ariz., died Dec. 28 at Naval Medical Center, San Diego, Calif., of a non-hostile cause after being evacuated from Al Anbar province, Iraq, on Dec. 8. Blum was assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
For further information in regard to this Marine the media can contact the Miramar public affairs office at (858) 577-6000.
ID of Tucson Marine who served in Iraq released
By SHERYL KORNMAN
Tucson Citizen
The Department of Defense Wednesday identified a Marine who died while he was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom as Sgt. Aron C. Blum, 22, of Tucson.
He died of a nonhostile cause Dec. 28 at Naval Medical Center in San Diego, after he was evacuated Dec. 8 from Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Blum was assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
He was buried in Tucson.
Blum wrote on his MySpace.com profile that he is a 2002 graduate of Sahuaro High School.
He said he enlisted in the Marines after graduation, enjoyed playing baseball, soccer and golf, and liked working on cars, bikes and airplanes.
He is survived by his parents, Robert and Dale Blum of Tucson, and a brother, Atly Blum, who is a Marine.
The Air Force conducted a flyover at Palo Verde Park here on Saturday in honor of his military service.
His body was received here at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
Parents of Tucson Marine Who Died Suddenly From Rare Blood Disease Trying To Understand How He Died
Shelby Baker
KGUN9 On Your Side
A rare blood disease suddenly claims the life of a Tucson Marine, leaving his parents in shock. The parents are trying to come to terms with their son's sudden death. Sergeant Aron Blum contracted a rare blood disease while serving in Iraq and died just three weeks later. When Aron Blum noticed bruising on his body and cuts that wouldn't stop bleeding he knew realized something wasn't right.
Aplastic anemia is very rare, affecting two out of every one million people. Some of the risk factors include treatment with high-dose radiation or chemotherapy for cancer and, exposure to toxic chemicals.
Posted: Sunday, January 07, 2007
15 Nov 2006
Dear Any Soldier.com
I thank you for everything you have done for me and my unit. But I would like to be removed from your mailing list because I just got the wonderful news I am going home soon, so there isn't any reason for me to receive any more of your wonderful packages and I don't want to take away from anyone else that should receive your packages. Again thank you for everything your organization has done.
Sincerely
Sgt Aron C. Blum
05 Oct 2006
Dear Sir or Ma'am,
Our conditions aren't bad. We live in what we call "a can", its like a semi-trucks trailer cut in half with a window and an a/c unit.We do have electricity in our "cans", so we watch each others movies but we have seen them all. We wouldn't mind some Tom Clancy style novels. Our shop likes to play all sorts of card and board games so sending stuff like that would be wounderfull. We always enjoy letters and cards. Well I thank you for taking time and reading this note and I wish you all well.
Sgt. Blum, Aron C.