4 November 2010

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

The following Marines died Nov. 4 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan:

Lance Cpl. Brandon W. Pearson, 21, of Arvada, Colo.

Lance Cpl. Matthew J. Broehm, 22, of Flagstaff, Ariz.

Both Marines were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

This incident is currently under investigation.