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Dog Handler Marine From California Killed In Afghanistan (Video)

By Beth Ford Roth / Home Post Blogger
Published July 20, 2012 at 3:58 AM PDT
This story was published more than 13 years ago.
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of Cpl. Joshua R. Ashley, 23, of Rancho Cucamonga, California.

Ashley was killed July 19 by an IED blast in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

KTTV-TV in Los Angeles reports that Ashley was a Military Working Dog handler. His dog survived the IED blast. Ashley did not.

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Beth Ford Roth
Blogger Beth Ford Roth was born into a military family and has covered issues important to service members and their loved ones for many years. She has worked as a broadcast journalist in both commercial television and public radio.
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