Death of Jason Rother - Wikipedia
Jason Rother (July 16, 1969 – August 31, 1988) was a 19-year-old United States Marine who was abandoned in the Mojave Desert during a training exercise, causing his death from dehydration and exposure. His death is now commonly used as a lesson taught to members of the military about the importance of accountability and responsibility.
Corporal Jason Rother in Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms when he was forgotten at a road guide post. This tragedy and the reflections of General Al Gray,...
Jason Rother incident - Military Wiki
Jason Rother (July 16, 1969 – August 31, 1988) was a 19-year-old United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal who was abandoned in the harsh Mojave desert during a training exercise and died from dehydration and exposure.
A Marine's Mysterious Death | TIME
Dec 19, 1988 · About 2,400 U.S. Marines conduct night maneuvers near the Twentynine Palms Base in California. Among them is Jason Rother, a 19-year-old lance corporal shipped in from North Carolina’s Camp...
Rother’s Hike- A True Story of a Forgotten Marine
Dec 30, 2019 · Jason Rother died one mile from the highway. His body was found by the San Bernadino Sheriff’s Department three months after he went missing. His command was relieved of their duties and court-martialed for not reporting him missing for over 44 hours.
Marine's Death in Training Becomes a Harsh Lesson for Corps
Jan 11, 1989 · Lance Cpl. Jason J. Rother, who was 19 years old, died after he was left to act as a guide for a troop movement at a base at Twentynine Palms, Calif., on the night of Aug. 30. It was determined...
Ill-Trained to Survive Heat - Los Angeles Times
Dec 27, 1988 · Left stranded by his outfit last summer, Rother, 19, disappeared somewhere out on the firing ranges of the 932-square-mile Marine Air-Ground Combat Center north of here. Out in that desert...
Report Faults Commanders of Marine Who Died in Desert
Jan 10, 1989 · “Poor planning” and a “total breakdown” in the chain of command were to blame in the death of Marine Lance Cpl. Jason J. Rother, 19, during desert training exercises at Twentynine Palms last...
Sergeant Guilty in Marine’s Desert Death - Los Angeles Times
Feb 1, 1989 · Clyde was the platoon sergeant of Lance Cpl. Jason Rother, 19, of Minneapolis, who was left behind during a night exercise Aug. 30 after being posted as a road guide in the California desert.
Jason Rother - Save Our Servicemembers
“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.
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