Jason Rother
Remains recovered December 4, 1988
“Rother’s bones, a wallet, his poncho, his clothing and an M203 rifle- grenade launcher were found near the community of Bagdad, less than a mile from old Highway 66 and just north of the boundary of the sprawling Twentynine Palms Marine training base, about 125 miles east of Los Angeles.
″He covered approximately 17 miles,″ Ringhofer said. ″He made a heroic effort, and he almost succeeded.
″He had to see the highway. You can’t miss it.″
At the last, suffering from heat exhaustion and dehydration, Rother took off his clothes and neatly folded them. He neatly folded his poncho. He was probably delirious.” – Article 1
Jason Rother- LL 22-06 Marine Left in Desert – Fatality (Navy Safety Command PDF Detailing the “Lessons Learned” following Rother’s death)
