Camp Pendleton-based Marine is killed in Afghanistan
A Marine from Camp Pendleton has been killed in combat in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced.
Capt. Joshua Meadows, 30, of Bastrop, Texas, died Saturday in Farah province, on the Iranian border.
He was assigned to the 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Forces Special Operations Command at Camp Pendleton.
Meadows earned Eagle Scout honors in high school, graduated from Texas Tech University with a business degree and became a Marine helicopter pilot, according to the Elgin (Texas) Courier.
During an earlier deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Camp Pendleton, he was part of an anti-piracy mission in the Persian Gulf region.
Meadows' wife is expecting the couple's first child.
--Tony Perry in San Diego
EDITOR'S PICKS:
My deepest prayers and sympathies to the family. I saw this link on myspace and I saw Camp Pendleton based marine Afghanistan killed and my heart sank, my husband is in Afghanistan at the moment. This brave man did not die in vain. God Bless
Posted by: Alicia Hefflefinger | September 09, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Rest in peace, Marine.
Semper Fi
Posted by: James | September 10, 2009 at 12:03 AM
My heart sank when I read the title to this. My husband is from CP and will be going to Afghanistan soon. It sank even deeper when I found out who it was; I knew him. Please pray for his family.
Posted by: Elizabeth K. | September 10, 2009 at 08:19 AM