Pendleton E-9 killed in Afghanistan

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Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Cottle, 45, is seen during his deployment in Afghanistan.


Pendleton E-9 killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Mar 25, 2010 21:58:29 EDT

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles SWAT team officer, who was on active duty as a Marine, was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, police officials said Thursday.

Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Cottle, 45, died Wednesday in the blast that killed another Marine and seriously injured two more, the Police Department said.

Cottle and the other Marines were traveling in an armored truck in the Marja region of Afghanistan, LAPD Capt. John Incontro said. No other details of the incident were immediately available.

Cottle, a 20-year veteran of the Police Department, had been deployed on active duty since August 2009. He served with the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, based at Camp Pendleton.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa released a statement praising Cottle’s dedication to public service.


Rest of article at: http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/03/ap_marines_killed_afghanistan_032510/


unhappycamper comment: To date one thousand twenty nine American soldiers have been killed in the continuing occupation of Afghanistan --> http://icasualties.org/OEF/index.aspx