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02-17-2010, 10:43 AM
02-17-2010 11:23 AM
Two Marines died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, this week as the result of separate hostile incidents, according to II Marine Expeditionary Force press releases.
Cpl. Jacob H. Turbett, 21, of Canton, Mich., died Feb. 13 while supporting combat operations in the southern province, which has been the focus of Marine operations in Afghanistan since early 2008. Turbett was a combat engineer assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion. He joined the Marine Corps in January 2007 and deployed to Iraq from September 2008 to March 2009. He deployed to Afghanistan in December 2009.
Pfc. Jason H. Estopinal, 21, of Dallas, Ga., died Feb. 15, also while supporting combat operations. He was a rifleman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines. He joined the Marines in February of 2009 and deployed to Afghanistan in December 2009.
It was not immediately clear if the two were killed during the assault on the city of Marjah, which began early Feb. 13. Marjah has for years been a Taliban stronghold and drug trafficking hotspot beyond control of Afghanistan’s central government.
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Two Marines died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, this week as the result of separate hostile incidents, according to II Marine Expeditionary Force press releases.
Cpl. Jacob H. Turbett, 21, of Canton, Mich., died Feb. 13 while supporting combat operations in the southern province, which has been the focus of Marine operations in Afghanistan since early 2008. Turbett was a combat engineer assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion. He joined the Marine Corps in January 2007 and deployed to Iraq from September 2008 to March 2009. He deployed to Afghanistan in December 2009.
Pfc. Jason H. Estopinal, 21, of Dallas, Ga., died Feb. 15, also while supporting combat operations. He was a rifleman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines. He joined the Marines in February of 2009 and deployed to Afghanistan in December 2009.
It was not immediately clear if the two were killed during the assault on the city of Marjah, which began early Feb. 13. Marjah has for years been a Taliban stronghold and drug trafficking hotspot beyond control of Afghanistan’s central government.
More... (http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/02/marine_kia_021710w/)
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