Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 24 March, 2010
Unit: 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
Hometown: Yorba Linda, Calif.
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
The following Marines died March 24 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan:
Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Cottle, 45, of Whittier, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Rick J. Centanni, 19, of Yorba Linda, Calif.
Cottle and Centanni were assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4thMarine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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