La Cueva grad dies in Afghan combat
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An Albuquerque Marine has been killed in Afghanistan.
Sgt. Christopher Diaz, 27, died in combat Wednesday in Helmand province, a Taliban hotbed along the Pakistan border.
The pentagon has not yet released details.
Diaz graduated from La Cueva High School and was in ROTC there.
His instructor told news 13 Diaz comes from a long line of marines. His grandfather, father and older brother were all in the corps.
Chris Diaz well-represented his school, his ROTC unit, the Marine Corps and the Diaz family extremely well," Bill Barker of the ROTC program said. "I think we have that to be proud of."
A Marine from Michigan was killed in the same incident.
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