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MarSOC officer killed in Afghanistan
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Posted : Wednesday Sep 9, 2009 18:55:31 EDT
Posted : Wednesday Sep 9, 2009 18:55:31 EDT
A California-based Marine was killed Saturday in Afghanistan’s Farah province, the Pentagon reported Wednesday.
Capt. Joshua S. Meadows, 30, of Bastrop, Texas, died from wounds sustained during a firefight, friends told the Elgin Courier, his hometown newspaper. A UH-1N Huey pilot, he was assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Corps Forces-Special Operations Command, out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.
He had joined MarSOC in May, Marine officials said in a statement.
Meadows enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1996, and he served as a reservist while studying at Texas Tech University, the Courier reported. He and his wife were expecting the birth of their first child.
His military awards and decorations included the Purple Heart, Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal and Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medal, officials said.
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