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DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

Sept. 17, 2014

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

Sgt. Charles C. Strong, 28, of Suffolk, Virginia, died Sept. 15, in Herat province, Afghanistan while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

For more information, media may contact the Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office at 910-440-0770 or after-hours at 910-650-8472.