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LAR Marine killed in Afghanistan
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Posted : Friday Jul 30, 2010 14:23:04 EDT
Posted : Friday Jul 30, 2010 14:23:04 EDT
OCEANSIDE, Calif. – Lance Cpl. Shane R. Martin was killed during combat operations Thursday in southern Afghanistan, military officials said Friday.
Martin, 23, of Spring, Texas, died in the blast of an improvised explosive device while he was conducting a mounted patrol in Helmand province, 1st Marine Division officials at Camp Pendleton, Calif., said in a press release.
Martin, who joined the Marine Corps in 2007, was a light armored vehicle crewman assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion at Camp Pendleton, officials said. He had previously deployed to Iraq from September 2008 to April 2009.
His military awards and decorations include the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
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