Marine Cpl. Jacob A. Tate
Death: Jan 02, 2011
"Marine Cpl. Jacob A. Tate Died January 02, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom 21, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Jan. 2 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lejeune Marines killed in Helmand fighting Staff report Two North Carolina-based Marines were killed over the weekend in Afghanistan, according to the Defense Department. Cpl. Jacob A. Tate, 21, of Columbus, Ohio, died during combat operations Jan. 2 in Helmand province, military officials said in a news release. Tate was a member of 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, based at Camp Lejeune. Tate had done a combat tour in Iraq and is survived by his wife and a newborn child, Columbus, Ohio-based TV station WBNS reported on its website. Tate is the second member of 2/9 killed in combat in as many days. Lance Cpl. Maung P. Htaik, 20, of Hagerstown, Md., died Jan. 1."