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2/3 Marine dies in Afghanistan
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Posted : Tuesday Aug 18, 2009 5:44:43 EDT
Posted : Tuesday Aug 18, 2009 5:44:43 EDT
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Defense Department officials Monday identified a Marine killed Aug. 14 in Afghanistan as Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard.
Bernard, 21, a rifleman from New Portland, Maine, died while he was supporting operations in Helmand province, military officials said.
The combat deployment was the second for Bernard, who enlisted in November 2006 and joined Hawaii-based 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, in May 2007 and deployed with the battalion to Iraq in 2008, Marine Corps Base-Hawaii officials said in a news release. The battalion is operating as part of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade in Afghanistan.
Bernard had received the Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and a Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, officials said.
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