Florida marine killed in combat in Afghanistan

Florida marine killed in combat in Afghanistan

The Associated Press
12:15 p.m. EST, February 24, 2011



CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — Military officials say a Marine based at Camp Lejeune has died in combat in Afghanistan.

The Defense Department says 23-year-old Cpl. Johnathan W. Taylor of Homosassa, Fla., died Tuesday in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Taylor had been assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune.
Florida marine killed in combat in Afghanistan