AFGHANISTAN: Marine casualty from Camp Pendleton

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Marine Staff Sgt. Christopher D. Strickland, 25, of Labelle, Fla. died Wednesday while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced. He was assigned to 1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.