Redmond soldier killed in Afghanistan

Published 12:33 pm Tuesday, February 23, 2010

WASHINGTON — A Marine from Redmond has been killed in Afghanistan.

The Defense Department said today that 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Eric L. Ward died Sunday while supporting combat operations in Helmand province.

He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.