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Moreno Valley Marine Killed in Afghanistan

Cpl. Anthony R. Servin, 22, died Friday while conducting combat operations in Helmand province.

A Camp Pendleton Marine from Moreno Valley has been killed in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced Saturday.

Cpl. Anthony R. Servin, 22, died Friday while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, officials said. Servin was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, out of Camp Pendleton.

Moreno Valley is only about 15 miles west of Beaumont.

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The incident was under investigation, according to the Defense Department.

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