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02-23-2010, 10:47 AM
02-23-2010 06:41 AM
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Military officials say two North Carolina-based Marines have died while fighting in Afghanistan.
The Defense Department said in a statement early Tuesday that 30-year-old Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Eckard of Hickory, N.C., died Saturday and 25-year-old Lance Cpl. Adam D. Peak, of Florence, Ky., died Sunday. Both were assigned to Camp Lejeune.
The military says both were killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province. Details haven’t been released.
Eckard was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force. Peak was with the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines.
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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Military officials say two North Carolina-based Marines have died while fighting in Afghanistan.
The Defense Department said in a statement early Tuesday that 30-year-old Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Eckard of Hickory, N.C., died Saturday and 25-year-old Lance Cpl. Adam D. Peak, of Florence, Ky., died Sunday. Both were assigned to Camp Lejeune.
The military says both were killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province. Details haven’t been released.
Eckard was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force. Peak was with the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines.
Related reading:
Two Marines die in Afghanistan (http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/02/marine_casualty_022210w/)
More... (http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/02/ap_lejeune_marines_casualties_afghanistan_022310/)
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