{"id":18927,"date":"2021-07-07T14:28:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T14:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/07\/07\/marine-security-guard-dies-in-iraq-after-physical-training\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:18:30","slug":"marine-security-guard-dies-in-iraq-after-physical-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/07\/07\/marine-security-guard-dies-in-iraq-after-physical-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine security guard dies in Iraq after physical training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Marine Corps musician died in Iraq in April while on Marine Security Guard duty<\/a>, according to a Navy safety report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marine Sgt. Amanda Nicole Brazeal, 26, from Chunchula, Alabama, enlisted in the Corps in 2017 shortly after graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor\u2019s degree in music, according to her obituary.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While conducting physical training<\/a> on April 22 the young Marine, \u201cexperienced shortness of breath. During transport to hospital, went into cardiac arrest and efforts to revive unsuccessful,\u201d a mishap report from the Naval Safety Center said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe tragic and sudden death of Sgt. Amanda Brazeal, a Marine Security Guard assigned to the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, Iraq, was a profound loss for the entire MCESG family,\u201d Col. Keith A. Parella, the commander of Marine Corps Embassy Group, said in an email.<\/p>\n\n\n\t