Xhacob Latorre
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Age: 21
From: Waterbury, CT
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Cpl. Xhacob Latorre died Dec. 8 of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Died: December 08, 2009
2/8 Marine dies from combat wounds
Staff report
A North Carolina-based Marine injured in Afghanistan in August died Tuesday, according to the Defense Department.
Cpl. Xhacob Latorre, 21, of Waterbury, Conn., died of wounds he suffered Aug. 10 during combat operations in Helmand province. He lost both legs when he was struck by an improvised explosive device, according to the Warrior’s Wish Foundation Web site. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, out of Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Latorre, a mortar man, joined the Corps in June 2005, according to II Marine Expeditionary Force release. He served two tours in Iraq, one in July 2006 and another in late 2007.
He is survived by his wife and son.
Marine to be laid to rest
The Associated Press
WATERBURY, Conn. — A funeral service is being held for a Connecticut Marine who died Dec. 8 from wounds he suffered four months earlier during combat operations in Afghanistan.
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