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U.S. Department of DefenseOffice of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 663-12 August 08, 2012 DOD Identifies Navy Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Petty Officer 3rd Class Clayton R. Beauchamp, of Weatherford, Texas, died Aug. 7 when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device while conducting a dismounted patrol in the Shaban District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, 1st Marine Division (Forward), I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Camp Pendleton, Calif. For more information, media may contact the 1st Marine Division public affairs office at 760-725-8766. Read more http://www.defense.gov//releases/release.aspx?releaseid=15503
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