Pfc. Jack Ostrovsky was born a fighter long before he joined the Marine Corps, his mother, Lynn Ostrovsky told Marine Corps Times on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The young Marine was born premature at only 26 weeks, forcing him to be rushed to a nearby hospital for emergency care immediately after he was born, the Marine\u2019s mother said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But he grew up to be adventurous, kind and motivated young man, Peter Ostrovsky, the Marine\u2019s father said in the phone call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Marine, a 20-year-old native of Bellingham, Washington, was one of eight Marines who died<\/a>, along with one sailor, when their amphibious assault vehicle sunk during a July 30 training incident off the coast of California.<\/p>\n\n\n\t