Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 20 February, 2010
Unit: 8th Engineer Support Battalion
Hometown: Hickory, N.C.
Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Eckard, 30, of Hickory, N.C., died Feb. 20 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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