A pilot program to make the big, heavy military vehicles safer for Marines and soldiers to ride in was recently introduced in Congress; it is named for 1st Lt. Conor McDowell, who died when the vehicle he was in overturned during training at Camp Pendleton.
Lesley Stahl speaks with parents of service members killed in training and reports on why so many vehicle training accidents occur in the U.S. armed forces.
Lesley Stahl speaks with parents of service members killed in training and reports on why so many vehicle training accidents occur in the U.S. armed forces.
A father s mission to make military training vehicles safer
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Conor McDowell was killed during a training exercise at Camp Pendleton in 2019. His family is getting answers from Congress. Author: Abbie Alford Updated: 6:54 PM PDT July 26, 2021
OCEANSIDE, Calif. A father is on an important mission to bring justice to the death of his U.S. Marine Corp son and others during military training exercises.
On May, 9, 2019, 1st Lt. Conor McDowell, 24, was killed when the 80-ton Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) he was in hit a hidden ditch and rolled over during a training exercise at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California. Six others were injured.