Lejuene Marine killed in Afghanistan
One of two Marines killed in Afghanistan on Monday was from a North Carolina battalion, the military announced. Staff Sgt. David S. Spicer, 33, of Zanesfield, Ohio, was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune.
Posted — UpdatedThe deaths bring to 107 the number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan so far this year, compared with 151 U.S. deaths in 2008. As of Monday, at least 660 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan since 2001, according to the Defense Department. Of those, the military says 492 were killed by hostile action.
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