BORING, Ore. (AP) — A 22-year-old Oregon Marine has died in combat in Afghanistan.
The Defense Department says Cpl. Keaton G. Coffey of Boring was killed Thursday in Helmand province. Coffey was stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and assigned to the 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, 1st Marine Headquarters Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.
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