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Lejeune Marine killed in Afghanistan

A Marine based at Camp Lejeune was killed in combat Friday, the Defense Department said Monday.

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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A Marine based at Camp Lejeune died in combat Friday, the Defense Department said Monday.

Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca, 20, of North Arlington, N.J., was killed in Afghanistan's Helmand province.

He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune.

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