N.C.-based Marine from Florida killed in Afghanistan
March 24th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by BNO NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — A North Carolina-based Marine from Florida was killed in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan on Monday, the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed on Tuesday.
Lance Cpl. Justin J. Wilson, 24, of Palm City, Florida was killed in Helmand province on Monday. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Although it is U.S. Marine Corps policy to not release details on the cause of death, the NATO-led ISAF alliance said Wilson died of injuries sustained in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack.
A total of 121 coalition service members have been killed in Afghanistan so far this year, according to a BNO News count based on official data. Wilson was the 120th U.S. service member to have been killed in Afghanistan so far this year.
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