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Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler O. Griffin
Died April 1, 2010 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
19, of Voluntown, Conn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 1 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Town to remember fallen Marine
The Associated Press
VOLUNTOWN, Conn. — Three days of services and public gatherings will be held for an eastern Connecticut Marine killed in Afghanistan earlier this month.
Voluntown officials say Lance Cpl. Tyler Griffin’s body was set to arrive in his hometown late April 12.
Calling hours were to be held at the funeral home April 13, followed by a memorial service April 14 in the center of Voluntown. Both events are public.
Burial arrangements haven’t been set. Officials say Griffin asked in his will to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Griffin was 19 when he killed during combat operations April 1.