Marine Officer From Toms River killed in Afghanistan
A U.S. Marine officer from New Jersey has
been killed in Afghanistan.
The Department of Defense said Monday that 37-year-old Maj.
James M. Weis of Toms River died July 22 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand Province.
Weis was killed along with Lt. Col. Mario D. Carazo of
Springfield, Ohio.
No further details about their deaths were released.
Both were assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine
Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Weis joined the Marine Corps in 1994 and was qualified as a
helicopter pilot.
He had previously served in Iraq.
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