St. Petersburg Marine, 26, dies in Afghanistan
By Katie Sanders and Rita Farlow, Times Staff Writers
Posted: Mar 16, 2010 08:18 AM
A 26-year-old Marine corporal from St. Petersburg died in Afghanistan on Sunday.
Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto was serving in the Helmand province, according to the Department of Defense.
Military officials would not say how he died, citing privacy rules, but did say it was an accident.
He joined the Marines in March 2008 and was promoted to corporal Dec. 1, said Lt. Timothy Irish.
He was deployed to Afghanistan in December, where he served as a small-arms repair technician for the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan.
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