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Gunny, lance cpl. die in Afghanistan
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Posted : Thursday Aug 20, 2009 7:27:29 EDT
Posted : Thursday Aug 20, 2009 7:27:29 EDT
Two North Carolina-based Marines were killed Monday supporting combat operations in Afghanistan, according to the Defense Department.
Gunnery Sgt. Adam F. Benjamin, 34, of Garfield, Ohio, and Lance Cpl. Leopold F. Damas, 26, of Floral Park, N.Y., died in Helmand province. Both were assigned to units with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, but it’s not clear if the incidents were related.
Benjamin was assigned to Camp Lejeune’s 8th Engineer Support Battalion, according to a news release. No other information about him was immediately available.
Damas was a rifleman with the Lejeune’s 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines. He joined the Corps in January 2006. In February, he returned from his second seven-month tour in Iraq since 2007, and then left for Afghanistan in May.
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