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Tuesday
May152012

California-Based Marine Killed in Combat Operation in Afghanistan

(WASHINGTON) -- A California-based Marine has died while serving in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The Department of Defense announced Monday that Marine Sgt. Wade D. Wilson, 22, of Normangee, Texas, was killed on Friday during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Wilson was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force in Camp Pendleton, Calif.

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