Marine Lance Cpl. Noah M. Pier

Died February 16, 2010 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom

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25, of Charlotte, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Feb. 16 while supporting combat operations in Nawa, Afghanistan.

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Kaneohe Bay Marine killed in Helmand fighting

Staff report

A Marine died Feb. 16 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, the Defense Department reported.

Lance Cpl. Noah M. Pier, 25, of Charlotte, N.C., was a machine gunner assigned to Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii-based 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines. His unit deployed to Afghanistan in November, joining Regimental Combat Team 7.

Pier is the third Marine killed in one week in volatile Helmand. It was unclear whether fighting was part of a major assault on the town of Marjah.

Pier joined the Corps in August 2007 and previously deployed to Iraq.