By Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writer
Freeman died in Afghanistan on Thursday on his daughter Kaitlyn Michelle’s first birthday.
Ronald "Dougie" Freeman wanted to be the best.
Those who knew him already knew him as the best student, the best worker, the best brother. But he needed to prove it to himself. To do that, he had to become a Marine.
"He could have had anything he wanted," said his father, Brian Freeman. "But he wanted to go into the Marines."
On Thursday, Lance Cpl. Freeman of Plant City was killed in Afghanistan. He was 26.
A Department of Defense statement said he died while conducting combat operations for Operation Enduring Freedom in Helmand Province.
A minesweeper, Lance Cpl. Freeman got off a truck to search an area when one exploded, killing him, according to his family.
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