billyjp2
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Indian Orchard MA
LUDLOW - Marine Sgt. Joshua D. Desforges, of Ludlow, was killed Wednesday in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday.
A Defense Department release said Desforges, 23, died while supporting combat operations in the province, which is the southwest corner of Afghanistan, roughly 100 miles west of the city of Qandahar. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
He had a few posts on naxja, here was one introducing himself.
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showpost.php?p=243583469&postcount=257
here is the news story
http://www.masslive.com/metrowest/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-26/1273823467181490.xml&coll=1