In Memoriam

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22 June 2010

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Cpl. Claudio Patino IV, 22, of Yorba Linda, Calif., died June 22 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.

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Australia

Pvt. Scott Travis Palmer

From: Australia
Age: 27
Unit: 2nd Commando Regiment
Died: June 21, 2010

One of three Australian soldiers killed when their helicopter crashed in Kandahar province, Afghanistan

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Australia

Pvt. Benjamin Adam Chuck

From: Atherton, Queensland
Age: 27
Unit: 2nd Commando Regiment
Died: June 21, 2010

One of three Australian soldiers killed when their helicopter crashed in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

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Australia

Pvt. Timothy James Aplin

From: Australia
Age: 38
Unit: 2nd Commando Regiment
Died: June 21, 2010

One of three Australian soldiers killed when their helicopter crashed in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

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England

Marine Richard Hollington

From: Petersfield, Hampshire
Age: 23
Unit: Company B, 40 Commando, Royal Marines
Died: June 20, 2010

Died on June 20, 2010, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol south of Patrol Base Ezeray in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 12, 2010

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England

Sgt. Steven William Darbyshire

From: Wigan, England
Age: 35
Unit: Company A, 40 Commando, Royal Marines
Died: June 23, 2010

Killed by small arms fire during a firefight with insurgent forces during a security patrol in the Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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22 June 2010

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Cpl. Kevin A. Cueto, 23, of San Jose, Calif., died June 22 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, IMarine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.